单词 | biochemical oxygen demand |
释义 | biochemical oxygen demand/ˌbīōˌkeməkəl ˈäksəjən diˌmand![]() (abbreviation BOD) noun The amount of dissolved oxygen that must be present in water in order for microorganisms to decompose the organic matter in the water, used as a measure of the degree of pollution. Also called biological oxygen demand.Another body, the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality established five measures for judging water quality: biochemical oxygen demand, nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform bacteria....
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