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Meaning of "biochemical oxygen demand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND

biochemical oxygen demand


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND

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WHAT DOES BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biochemical oxygen demand

Biochemical oxygen demand or B.O.D is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The term also refers to a chemical procedure for determining this amount. This is not a precise quantitative test, although it is widely used as an indication of the organic quality of water. The BOD value is most commonly expressed in milligrams of oxygen consumed per litre of sample during 5 days of incubation at 20 °C and is often used as a robust surrogate of the degree of organic pollution of water. BOD can be used as a gauge of the effectiveness of wastewater treatment plants. It is listed as a conventional pollutant in the U.S. Clean Water Act. BOD is similar in function to chemical oxygen demand, in that both measure the amount of organic compounds in water. However, COD is less specific, since it measures everything that can be chemically oxidized, rather than just levels of biologically active organic matter.

Definition of biochemical oxygen demand in the English dictionary

The definition of biochemical oxygen demand in the dictionary is 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 BOD.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND

aggregate demand · command · consumer demand · counterdemand · demand · excess demand · final demand · in demand · indirect demand · law of supply and demand · market demand · nondemand · on demand · on remand · peak demand · redemand · remand · supply and demand · tax demand · wage demand

Synonyms and antonyms of biochemical oxygen demand in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «biochemical oxygen demand» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of biochemical oxygen demand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of biochemical oxygen demand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biochemical oxygen demand» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

生化需氧量
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

demanda bioquímica de oxígeno
570 millions of speakers
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biochemical oxygen demand
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

जैव रासायनिक ऑक्सीजन मांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطلب على الأكسجين البيوكيميائي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

биохимическая потребность в кислороде
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

demanda bioquímica de oxigênio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বায়োকেমিক্যাল অক্সিজেন চাহিদা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la demande biochimique en oxygène
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Permintaan oksigen biokimia
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

biochemischen Sauerstoffbedarf
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ja

Translator English - Japanese

生化学的酸素要求量
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

생화학 적 산소 요구량
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kebutuhan oksigen biokimia
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vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu cầu oxy sinh hóa
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ta

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உயிர்வேதியியல் ஆக்ஸிஜன் தேவை
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mr

Translator English - Marathi

जैवरासायनिक ऑक्सीजनची मागणी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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biyokimyasal oksijen ihtiyacı
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domanda biochimica di ossigeno
65 millions of speakers
pl

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biochemiczne zapotrzebowanie na tlen
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Translator English - Ukrainian

біохімічна потреба в кисні
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Translator English - Romanian

consumul biochimic de oxigen
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Translator English - Greek

βιοχημικά απαιτούμενου οξυγόνου
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biochemiese suurstof vraag
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Translator English - Swedish

biokemisk syre
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no

Translator English - Norwegian

biokjemisk oksygenforbruk
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND»

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Third century of biochemical oxygen demand
Review all previous BOD work--including why technicians, scientists, plant operators, regulators, and engineers have complained about the BOD test for many years.This book is intended to serve three purposes: first and foremost, is to ...
Rodger Baird, Roy Keith Smith, 2002
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Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the ...
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Over the years, several different processes have been developed for the treatment of wastewater. Many, including most biological processes, are based on technology originally developed for municipal  ...
Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont, Kumar Ganesan, 1999
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Environmental Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual
Measurement of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is one of the most important methods used by regulators and treatment plants to assess the effectiveness of wastewater treatment in reducing organic content (Bitton, 1999). Biochemical (or  ...
Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba, 2005
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Environmental Engineering Dictionary
... (see biochemical oxygen demand); (3) Biochemical oxygen demand; (4) Chemical oxygen demand (COD); (5) Dissolved oxygen (DO); (6) Dissolved oxygen unit; (7) Dry oxygen; (8) Five-day BOD (BOD5) (see biochemical oxygen demand); ...
C. C. Lee, 2005
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Development document for the proposed effluent limitations ...
Appendix F: Aggregated Daily Data for Proposed Pollutants and Subcategories Subcategory=Red Meat -- 0ption=BAT2 (continued) Analyte Name BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND BIOCHEMICAL ...
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Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
Oxygen demand is measured in one of three basic ways: biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, or total oxygen demand. The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) measures oxygen removal after inoculating a waste sample ...
Danny D. Reible, 1998
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Handbook of Water Analysis, Second Edition
The use of microorganisms with broad range substrate utilisation for the ferricyanide-mediated rapid determination of biochemical oxygen demand. Talanta, 55:1187-1194, 2001. 21. J. Jia, M. Tang, X. Chen, L. Qi, and S. Dong. Co -immobilized ...
Leo M.L. Nollet, Leen S. P. De Gelder, 2007
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Food Analysis
The two main methods used to measure the oxygen demand of water and wastewater are biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). This chapter briefly describes the principles, procedures, applications, and ...
S. Suzanne Nielsen, 2010
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Analytical Instrumentation
Therefore, although oxygen demand may be measured in a number of ways, the 5-day BOD result is what is meant by oxygen demand in most cases. BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) Five-Day BOO Procedure If the BOD at 20°C ...
Bela G. Liptak, 1994
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Simplified Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
5.8 mg 232 mg „„„ „ 0025L = ~TL = 232 mg/L BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND It is important to know the suspended solids in the water. But we also want to know how much biological activity there is in the raw wastewater. Dissolved in the ...
Edward Haller, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND»

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Waste water treatment plant operating 'really well': CAO
“We are required in total suspended solids and cbod's (carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand) are required to be under 25 — we are ... «Nanton News, Jul 15»
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Connecticut River Watershed Council threatens to sue Chang Farms …
... wastewater contains suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, bacteria, nitrogen, and phosphorus as well as calcium-based nutrients, ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
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Industrial pollution levels to be monitored online soon
... and water by handling hazardous substances, or effluent having BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) load of 100kg or more per day, or both. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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MAPUSA RIVER IS OFF COUR
Annual report of the Goa State Pollution Control Board has said the river is badly polluted as the biochemical oxygen demand values ranged ... «Goa com, Jun 15»
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Water used to wash hospital linen not only full of faeces, but also …
... said that the BMC lab report states the water from Dhobi Ghat has a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) — which indicates the presence of ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
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Food grinders concern Metro Vancouver
At least 80% of biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids entering all the wastewater treatment plants in the region are from ... «24 Hours Vancouver, Jun 15»
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BC News Friends to follow
A discharge of treated water into Elbow Swamp on May 28 exceeded the plant's permitted limit for biochemical oxygen demand, or BOD, ... «Bryan County News, Jun 15»
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How much waste can Revelstoke's sewage plant treat?
For example, it can have a maximum biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 45 milligrams per litre. BOD is one of those scientific terms that's ... «Black Press, Jun 15»
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All set to host Kumbh, some works in last leg
The NMC has to yet bring down the biochemical oxygen demand from the STPs though the officials and environment activists have been ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Cedar Creek officials: plant running smoothly
The plant continues to remove 95 percent of Biochemical Oxygen Demand and 96 percent of suspended solids, Ryan said. Pace Analytical ... «liherald.com, Jun 15»
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