Average Influent Biological Oxygen Demand

Average Influent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5) is the BOD5 concentration of wastewater when it is entering a Wastewater Treatment Plant to be treated. The concentration should be an average concentration, estimated over a 12-month period. BOD is the measure of the amount of oxygen required by bacteria for stabilizing material that can be decomposed under aerobic conditions. BOD5 is a commonly used determinant of the organic strength of a waste, recording the oxygen demand over a five day period.

Data Type: 
Decimal
Category: 
Loads
Unit of Measure: 
mg/L
Sector: 
Commercial
Term ID: 5236a5e0-b2f1-4567-8e4b-4f4abdcb0f9a

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