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Title: what does BOD stand for?
Post by: bowersst on November 30, 2004, 07:11:39 PM

39.

I cannot figure this one out... I checked int he back of my books and still do not know what BOD stands for, and it is driving me nuts. Here is the problem for context:


 1000 kg of n-propanol are accidentally discharged into a body of water
containing 1e8 liter of water. By how much is the BOD(mg/L) of this water
increased?

Title: Re:what does BOD stand for?
Post by: Mitch on November 30, 2004, 07:16:57 PM

I don't know. It may just be a density question.

Title: Re:what does BOD stand for?
Post by: Donaldson Tan on November 30, 2004, 07:31:43 PM

BOD stands for Biological Oxygen Demand

Title: Re:what does BOD stand for?
Post by: usenet69 on December 01, 2004, 08:32:27 PM

According to my chem book, it is "Biochemical Oxygen demand"

Title: Re:what does BOD stand for?
Post by: HongKongALevelboy on December 13, 2004, 03:08:04 AM

it s the oxygen demand for breaking the organic substance

Title: Re:what does BOD stand for?
Post by: AWK on December 13, 2004, 07:07:20 AM

Both: biological and biochemical are used as synonyms
http://www.ozoneservices.com/glossary/b/biologicaloxygendemand.htm