{"id":2243,"date":"2022-10-14T02:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T02:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ionfarms.com\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2022-11-10T04:47:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:47:56","slug":"oxidation-reduction-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/blog\/kha-nang-giam-oxy-hoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u1ea3m oxy h\u00f3a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2243\" class=\"elementor elementor-2243\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92aacf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"92aacf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dac623f\" data-id=\"dac623f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5e89c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f5e89c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng kh\u1eed oxy h\u00f3a (ORP)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c2143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2c2143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 th\u1ebf oxi h\u00f3a - kh\u1eed? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4f00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a4f00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng kh\u1eed oxy h\u00f3a (ORP) \u0111o kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m s\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a h\u1ed3 ho\u1eb7c s\u00f4ng ho\u1eb7c ph\u00e2n h\u1ee7y c\u00e1c ch\u1ea5t th\u1ea3i, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt ch\u1ebft.<\/p><p>Khi gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ORP cao, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u oxy trong n\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 vi khu\u1ea9n ph\u00e2n h\u1ee7y m\u00f4 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n.<\/p><p>N\u00f3i chung, gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ORP c\u00e0ng cao, h\u1ed3 ho\u1eb7c s\u00f4ng c\u00e0ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh.<\/p><p>Tuy nhi\u00ean, ngay c\u1ea3 trong c\u00e1c h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 s\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, c\u00f3 \u00edt oxy h\u01a1n (v\u00e0 do \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ORP th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n) khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u00e1c l\u1edbp tr\u1ea7m t\u00edch d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y (b\u00f9n; xem h\u00ecnh b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1y h\u1ed3).<\/p><p>\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u vi khu\u1ea9n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u00edch c\u1ef1c trong c\u00e1c l\u1edbp tr\u1ea7m t\u00edch \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n h\u1ee7y m\u00f4 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u oxy s\u1eb5n c\u00f3.<\/p><p>Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, oxy bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t nhanh trong b\u00f9n \u0111\u00e1y (th\u01b0\u1eddng trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai cm) v\u00e0 ORP gi\u1ea3m nhanh ch\u00f3ng. ORP \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi oxy h\u00f2a tan v\u00ec ORP c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p cho c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc th\u00f4ng tin b\u1ed5 sung v\u1ec1 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3.<\/p><p>Ngo\u00e0i ra, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 oxy (v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc) v\u00e0 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n l\u00e0m t\u0103ng ORP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a22d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a22d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">T\u1ea1i sao th\u1ebf oxi h\u00f3a - kh\u1eed l\u1ea1i quan tr\u1ecdng?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbff187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbff187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ORP ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o l\u01b0\u1ee3ng oxy h\u00f2a tan c\u00f3 trong n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 oxy.<\/p><p>M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt, oxy v\u00e0 c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o ra ORP cao gi\u00fap &#039;\u0103n&#039; nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n trong n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 - ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m v\u00e0 m\u00f4 ch\u1ebft.<\/p><p>Khi ORP th\u1ea5p, oxy h\u00f2a tan th\u1ea5p, \u0111\u1ed9c t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kim lo\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u0103ng l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 th\u1ed1i r\u1eefa trong n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m s\u1ea1ch ho\u1eb7c ph\u00e2n h\u1ee7y.<\/p><p>\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh cho c\u00e1 ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecd.<\/p><p>\u1ede nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh, ORP n\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc cao t\u1eeb 300 \u0111\u1ebfn 500 miliv\u00f4n.<\/p><p>\u1ede mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong \u0111\u1ee3i ORP th\u1ea5p \u1edf c\u00e1c v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ea5t th\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb69aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb69aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/oxidation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2318\" alt=\"Qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh oxy h\u00f3a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/oxidation.png 909w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/oxidation-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/oxidation-768x165.png 768w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/oxidation-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4ca32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4ca32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Ch\u1ea5t oxy h\u00f3a = T\u1ebf b\u00e0o l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d9f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55d9f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/antioxidants.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2319\" alt=\"ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ed1ng oxy h\u00f3a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/antioxidants.png 910w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/antioxidants-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/antioxidants-768x168.png 768w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/antioxidants-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802d02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"802d02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Antioxdidants = B\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u1ebf b\u00e0o]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082e2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"082e2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o th\u1ebf oxi h\u00f3a - kh\u1eed? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae084e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae084e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ORP \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp trong n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ed3 ho\u1eb7c s\u00f4ng m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n \u0111ang kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3m bi\u1ebfn ORP.<\/p><p>ORP \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o b\u1eb1ng miliv\u00f4n (mV) v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u oxy trong n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 s\u1ed1 ORP c\u00e0ng cao.<\/p><p>ORP c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ean 0 ho\u1eb7c d\u01b0\u1edbi 0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdff1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfdff1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tham kh\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft th\u00eam th\u00f4ng tin<\/p><p>Hamasaki, Takeki, et al. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eed \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u00f3a t\u1ea1o ra ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i oxy ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1ed9i trong t\u1ebf b\u00e0o HT1080 h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi m\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f2a tan hydro.\u201d PLoS M\u1ed9t, t\u1eadp. 12, kh\u00f4ng. 2, 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28182635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28182635<\/a> Hanaoka, Kokichi, et al. \u201cC\u01a1 ch\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng ch\u1ed1ng oxy h\u00f3a t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c g\u1ed1c Anion Superoxide c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra b\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n.\u201d H\u00f3a l\u00fd sinh, t\u1eadp. 107, kh\u00f4ng. 1, 2004, trang 71-82. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed<\/a>\/ 14871602 Hanaoka, K. \u201cT\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng ch\u1ed1ng oxy h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n dung d\u1ecbch natri clorua.\u201d T\u1ea1p ch\u00ed \u0110i\u1ec7n h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc \u1ee8ng d\u1ee5ng, t\u1eadp. 31, kh\u00f4ng. 12, 2001, trang 1307-1313. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1023\/A:1013825009701 Huang, Kuo-Chin, et al. \u201cGi\u1ea3m c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng oxy h\u00f3a do ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadn nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o \u1edf b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n b\u1ec7nh th\u1eadn giai \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i nh\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1eed \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n.\u201d Kidney International, t\u1eadp. 64, kh\u00f4ng. 2, 2003, trang 704\u2013714. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12846769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12846769<\/a> KeramatiYazdi, Fatemeh, et al. \u201cT\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc Zamzam (ki\u1ec1m): Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u di truy\u1ec1n t\u1ebf b\u00e0o.\u201d T\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 M\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u1eadp. 167, 2017, trang 166-169. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27839844 Lee, Mi Young, et al. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1eed \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y do oxy h\u00f3a \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi DNA, RNA v\u00e0 protein.\u201d H\u00f3a sinh \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 sinh h\u1ecdc, t\u1eadp. 135, kh\u00f4ng. 2, 2006, trang 133-144. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17159237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17159237<\/a> Shirahata, Sanetaka, et al. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eed b\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n-kh\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i oxy ho\u1ea1t t\u00ednh v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 DNA kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb oxy h\u00f3a.\u201d Truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Sinh h\u00f3a v\u00e0 L\u00fd sinh, t\u1eadp. 234, kh\u00f4ng. 1, 1997, trang 269\u2013274. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9169001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9169001<\/a> Yanagihara, Tomoyuki, et al. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e3o h\u00f2a hydro \u0111i\u1ec7n ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1o ra t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng ch\u1ed1ng oxy h\u00f3a: Th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m cho \u0103n v\u1edbi chu\u1ed9t.\u201d Khoa h\u1ecdc sinh h\u1ecdc, C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 sinh h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 H\u00f3a sinh, t\u1eadp. 69, kh\u00f4ng. 10, 2005, trang 1985-1987. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16244454<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) What is oxidation-reduction potential? Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) measures the ability of a lake or river to cleanse itself or break down waste products, such as contaminants and dead plants and animals. When the ORP value is high, there is lots of oxygen present in the water. This means that bacteria that decompose dead tissue and contaminants can work more efficiently. In general, the higher the ORP value, the healthier the lake or river is. However, even in healthy lakes and rivers, there is less oxygen (and therefore lower ORP values) as you get closer to the bottom sediments (mud; see the picture below of a lake bottom). This is because there are many bacteria working hard in the sediments to decompose dead tissue, and they use up a lot of the available oxygen. In fact, oxygen disappears very quickly in the bottom mud (often within a centimeter or two) and ORP falls quickly. ORP is measured in addition to dissolved oxygen because ORP can provide scientists with additional information of the water quality and degree of pollution, if present. Also, there are other elements that can function like oxygen (in terms of chemistry) and contribute to increased ORP. Why does oxidation-reduction potential matter? ORP depends on the amount of dissolved oxygen that is in the water, as well as the number of other elements that function similarly to oxygen. Though not technically correct, oxygen and other elements that contribute to high ORP effectively help \u2018eat\u2019 things that we don\u2019t want in the water \u2013 such as contaminants and dead tissues. When ORP is low, dissolved oxygen is low, the toxicity of certain metals and contaminants can increase, and there is lots of dead and decaying material in the water that cannot be cleared or decomposed. This is not a healthy environment for fish or bugs. In healthy waters, ORP should read high between 300 and 500 millivolts. In the North, we might expect low ORP in waters that receive sewage inputs or industrial waste. [Oxidants = Damaging Cells] [Antioxdidants = Protecting Cells] How do we measure oxidation-reduction potential? ORP is measured directly in the lake or river water that you are investigating using an ORP sensor. ORP is measured in millivolts (mV) and the more oxygen that is present in the water, the higher the ORP reading is. ORP can either be above zero or below zero. References For More Information Hamasaki, Takeki, et al. \u201cElectrochemically Reduced Water Exerts Superior Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Activity in HT1080 Cells Than the Equivalent Level of Hydrogen-dissolved Water.\u201d PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28182635 Hanaoka, Kokichi, et al. \u201cThe Mechanism of the Enhanced Antioxidant Effects Against Superoxide Anion Radicals of Reduced Water Produced by Electrolysis.\u201d Biophysical Chemistry, vol. 107, no. 1, 2004, pp. 71-82. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/14871602 Hanaoka, K. \u201cAntioxidant Effects of Reduced Water Produced by Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride Solutions.\u201d Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, vol. 31, no. 12, 2001, pp. 1307-1313. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1023\/A:1013825009701 Huang, Kuo-Chin, et al. \u201cReduced Hemodialysis-Induced Oxidative Stress in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients by Electrolyzed Reduced Water.\u201d Kidney International, vol. 64, no. 2, 2003, pp. 704\u2013714. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12846769 KeramatiYazdi, Fatemeh, et al. \u201cRadioprotective Effect of Zamzam (Alkaline) Water: A Cytogenetic Study.\u201d Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, vol. 167, 2017, pp. 166-169. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27839844 Lee, Mi Young, et al. \u201cElectrolyzed-Reduced Water Protects Against Oxidative Damage to DNA, RNA, and Protein.\u201d Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol. 135, no. 2, 2006, pp. 133-144. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17159237 Shirahata, Sanetaka, et al. \u201cElectrolyzed\u2013Reduced Water Scavenges Active Oxygen Species and Protects DNA from Oxidative Damage.\u201d Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 234, no. 1, 1997, pp. 269\u2013274. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9169001 Yanagihara, Tomoyuki, et al. \u201cElectrolyzed Hydrogen-Saturated Water for Drinking Use Elicits an Antioxidative Effect: A Feeding Test with Rats.\u201d Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, vol. 69, no. 10, 2005, pp. 1985-1987. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16244454<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[31,40,36,37],"class_list":["post-2243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-ionizer","tag-alkaline-water","tag-antioxtidants","tag-orp","tag-oxidation-reduction-potential"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}