Difference between Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
What is BOD? BOD is the biochemical oxygen demand, which quantifies the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) required by aerobic organisms to decompose organic material in a given water sample at a certain temperature and time. As BOD is a biological process, it is not a quantitatively precise test. However, BOD is a commonly employed … Read more