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Question
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, (BOD) is a measure of organic material present in water. BOD value less than 5 ppm indicates a water sample to be ______.
Options
rich in dissolved oxygen.
poor in dissolved oxygen.
highly polluted.
not suitable for aquatic life.
Solution
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, (BOD) is a measure of organic material present in water. BOD value less than 5 ppm indicates a water sample to be rich in dissolved oxygen.
Explanation:
The total amount of oxygen consumed by micro-organisms (bacteria) in decomposing organic matter present in certain volume of a sample of water is called Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of the water.
Water is considered to be pure if it has BOD less than 5 ppm, whereas highly polluted water has BOD more than 17 ppm. Thus, the water having BOD less than 5 ppm is rich in dissolved oxygen.
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