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| Preferred Name |
biological oxygen demand |
| Definitions |
[Henderson's] measurement of the amount of organic pollution in water, measured as the amount of oxygen taken up from a sample containing a known amount of dissolved oxygen kept at 20 °C for 5 days. A low BOD indicates little pollution, a high BOD indicates increased activity of heterotrophic microorganisms and thus heavy pollution. |
| Obsolete |
true |
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| Type |
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept |
| scopeNote | MS Academic Keywords |
| creator | |
| definition | [Henderson's] measurement of the amount of organic pollution in water, measured as the amount of oxygen taken up from a sample containing a known amount of dissolved oxygen kept at 20 °C for 5 days. A low BOD indicates little pollution, a high BOD indicates increased activity of heterotrophic microorganisms and thus heavy pollution. |
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| prefLabel | biological oxygen demand |
| created | 2016-08-03 |
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| deprecated | true |
| modified | 2022-03-21 |
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