The Installer’s Guide to BOD5

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) is the most widely used parameter applied to wastewater. It’s a measure of the dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to oxidize or decompose the organic matter in wastewater.Types of BOD There are several different procedures to evaluate the amount of oxygen demand in wastewater.BOD5: Biochemical oxygen demand is the quantity of dissolved oxygen consumed by microorganisms during the breakdown of organic matter in a wastewater sample during a five-day incubation period at 20 degrees C and measured in mg/L. It is used as a means to describe the amount of organic matter present in the water. Biodegradable organic matter