"biochemical oxygen demand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biochemical oxygen demands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biochemical oxygen demand (countable and uncountable, plural biochemical oxygen demands)
  1. The amount of oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to decompose all the organic matter in a sample of water, used as a measure of pollution. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic chemistry, Oxygen Synonyms: BOD, biological oxygen demand Translations (Translations): demande biochimique en oxygène (French), biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf [masculine] (German), keperluan oksigen biokimia (Indonesian), біохімічне споживання кисню (bioximične spožyvannja kysnju) (Ukrainian), БСК (BSK) (Ukrainian)

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