biological oxygen demand (BOD)

Definition

Standard method for indirect measurement of the amount of organic pollution (that can be oxidized biologically) in a sample of water. BOD test procedure is based on the activities of bacteria and other aerobic microorganisms (microbes), which feed on organic matter in presence of oxygen. The result of a BOD test indicates the amount of water-dissolved oxygen (expressed as parts per million or milligrams per liter of water) consumed by microbes incubated in darkness for five days at an ambient temperature of 20°C. Higher the BOD, higher the amount of pollution in the test sample. For the contaminants that cannot be oxidized biologically, chemical oxygen demand (COD) method is used. Also called BOD5.

Use 'biological oxygen demand (BOD)' in a Sentence

I had to figure out the biological oxygen demand, because that would help us to figure out what we needed to do.

You may want to take a biological oxygen demand to see if you are doing any damage to the surrounding environment.

You should be taking many tests of the biological oxygen demand to make sure that your factory is not doing any harm.

单词	biological oxygen demand (BOD)
释义	biological oxygen demand (BOD) Definition Standard method for indirect measurement of the amount of organic pollution (that can be oxidized biologically) in a sample of water. BOD test procedure is based on the activities of bacteria and other aerobic microorganisms (microbes), which feed on organic matter in presence of oxygen. The result of a BOD test indicates the amount of water-dissolved oxygen (expressed as parts per million or milligrams per liter of water) consumed by microbes incubated in darkness for five days at an ambient temperature of 20°C. Higher the BOD, higher the amount of pollution in the test sample. For the contaminants that cannot be oxidized biologically, chemical oxygen demand (COD) method is used. Also called BOD5. Use 'biological oxygen demand (BOD)' in a Sentence I had to figure out the biological oxygen demand, because that would help us to figure out what we needed to do. You may want to take a biological oxygen demand to see if you are doing any damage to the surrounding environment. You should be taking many tests of the biological oxygen demand to make sure that your factory is not doing any harm.
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