The amount of oxygen consumed by biodegradation processes during a standardized test. The test usually involves degradation of organic matter in a discarded waste or an effluent.

1788, "a person," short for body. Meaning "physical body" is recorded from 1933.

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Noun. A person. {Informal}

Biological Oxygen Demand.

chemistry - biological oxygen demand; the degree to which algae and organisms in a natural water sample will deplete dissolved oxygen in a given length of time

Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand.

BoD (Bandwidth on Demand) is a technique used in data communication to temporarily boost the capacity of a link. The technique is commonly used in wide area networks. Instead of explicitly allocating [..]

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The divinity invoked by Indian women who desire fecundity. Children born after an invocation to Bod must be redeemed, or else serve in the temple of the goddess. (Indian mythology.)

BOD — Biochemical Oxygen Demand A measure of the oxygen required to break down organic materials in water using biological means. The amount of oxygen required to oxidize any organic matter present in water during a specified period of time, usually 5 days. It is an indirect measure of the amount of organic matter present in water that is used to m [..]

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This is defined as the mass of dissolved oxygen required by a specific volume of solution of the substance for process of biochemical oxidation under prescribed conditions. The measurement of BOD indi [..]

Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Biological Oxygen Demand

is the biochemical oxygen demand.

By measuring the amount of oxygen bacteria use over a period of time, the amount of organic matter in that sample can be determined. This test is required to be done weekly and is also reported in mg/ [..]

Biochemical Oxygen Demand. A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen consumed (exertion) by aerobic organisms while stabilizing decomposable organic matter under aerobic conditions. The BOD value is [..]

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Biochemical Oxygen Demand. A measure of the amount of oxygen required to neutralize organic wastes.  The BOD of a wastewater is a characteristic reflecting treatability or stage of decomposition.  Co [..]

Biological oxygen demand. Index of water pollution which represents the content of biochemically degradable substances in the water. Source: UNESCO, International Glossary of Hydrology

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Abreviation for biochemical oxygen demand ,the amount of oxygen needed to oxidize the organic material in a substance.

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See biological oxygen demand.