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4 unusual facts about Oxygen demand


Oxygen demand

Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), the amount of oxygen needed to break down carbon compounds, excluding nitrogen compounds

Chemical oxygen demand (COD), a test commonly used to indirectly measure the amount of organic compounds in a water sample

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), the amount of oxygen needed by organisms to break down organic material present in a water sample

Theoretical oxygen demand (ThOD), the calculated amount of oxygen required to oxidize a compound to its final oxidation products



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