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biological oxygen demand  

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  • Biological oxygen demand (bod), or biochemical oxygen demand, is an index or measure of the concentration of biodegradable organic matter in a body or quantity of water. BOD is a natural phenomenon, but is also a test used to determine the condition of water for maintaining natural ecological processes of human use. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Biological Oxygen Demand]

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