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biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), the amount of dissolved oxygen used by microorganisms in the biological process of metabolizing organic matter in water. The more organic matter there is (e.g., in sewage and polluted bodies of water), the greater the BOD; and the greater the BOD, the lower the amount of dissolved oxygen available for higher ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Biochemical oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other microorganisms while they decompose organic matter under aerobic conditions. The common lake or stream contains small amounts of oxygen in the form of dissolved oxygen (DO).
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, also called biological oxygen demand) is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed (i.e., demanded) by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period (Kaiser, 1998 ).
Biochemical oxygen demand, or BOD, is a chemical procedure for determining the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. So, how is BOD measured?
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) testing determines the relative oxygen requirements of wastewaters, effluents, and polluted waters. Its widest application is in measuring waste loadings to treatment plants and in evaluating a plant’s efficiency in removing BOD.
The biological oxygen demand, BOD, is the mass concentration of dissolved oxygen consumed under specific conditions in a given time (e.g., BOD-5 stands for 5 days test) by the aerobic biological oxidation of a chemical or organic matter in water.
Abstract. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), representing the biodegradable organic load in water, is a prime parameter to assess water quality. Estimation of biochemical oxygen demand requires prolonged incubation of water samples. Thus, it is a time-consuming as well as energy-consuming process.
