Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Environmental Chemistry NCERT Solutions | What do you mean by Biochemical Oxygen D

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Chemistry - Chapter Environmental Chemistry. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 13: what do you mean by biochemical oxygen demand bod....
Question 13

What do you mean by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)?

Answer

Biochemical oxygen demand is the amount of oxygen required by bacteria to decompose organic matter in a certain volume of sample of water. Clean water would have a BOD value of less than 5 ppm, whereas highly polluted water has a BOD value of more than or equal to 17 ppm.

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