What is BOD ? | Biological Oxygen Demand
B.O.D (Biological Oxygen Demand): It shows the deficiency of oxygen in the water. Pollution in water due to presence of organic biodegradable waste causes increase in number of microbes. These microbes consumes maximum dissolved oxygen. This results in deficiency of dissolved oxygen for higher organisms.Increased BOD is an indicator of water pollution. Daphnia is the … Read more