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Biochemical oxygen demand is a measure of the

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A measure of the amount of oxygen necessary to decompose organic material in a unit volume of water. As the amount of organic waste in water increases, more oxygen is used, resulting in a higher BOD.

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The impact of a waste (water) on the oxygen content in a receiving water body.
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