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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a measure of organic materials present in water, BOD value less than \(5 \mathrm{ppm}\) indicates a water sample to be

  1. A rich in dissolved oxygen
  2. B poor in dissolved oxygen
  3. C highly polluted
  4. D not suitable for aquatic life
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(A) rich in dissolved oxygen

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The amount of oxygen required by bacteria to break down the organic matter present in a certain volume of a sample of water, is called biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). The amount of BOD in the water is a measure of the amount of organic material in the water, in terms of much…
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