The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) determination is an empirical test which standardized laboratory procedures are used to determine the relative oxygen requirements of wastewaters, effluents and polluted waters.
The method consists of filling with diluted sample, to overflowing, an airtight bottle of specified size and incubating it at the specified temperature for 5 days.
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