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chemical oxygen demand

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chemical oxygen demand

Measure of water and effluent quality, expressed as the amount of oxygen (in parts per million) required to oxidize the reducing substances present.

Under controlled conditions of time and temperature, a chemical oxidizing agent (potassium permanganate or dichromate) is added to the sample of water or effluent under consideration, and the amount needed to oxidize the reducing materials present is measured. From this the chemically equivalent amount of oxygen can be calculated. Since the reducing substances typically include remains of living organisms, COD may be regarded as reflecting the extent to which the sample is polluted. Compare biological oxygen demand.


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