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biochemical oxygen demand

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biochemical oxygen demand
n.
The amount of oxygen required by aerobic microorganisms to decompose the organic matter in a sample of water, such as that polluted by sewage. It is used as a measure of the degree of water pollution. Also called biological oxygen demand.
biochemical oxygen demand
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) a measure of the organic pollution of water: the amount of oxygen, in mg per litre of water, absorbed by a sample kept at 20°C for five days Abbreviation BOD
biochemical oxygen demand  (b-km-kl)
The amount of oxygen required by aerobic microorganisms to decompose the organic matter in a sample of water, such as one polluted by sewage. It is used as a measure of the degree of water pollution.
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