biochemical oxygen demand
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000715
A measurement of the amount of organic pollution in water.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000715 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Abbreviation | BOD |
| Synonyms | BOD (pollution); biological oxygen demand |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | pollution load; moving bed biofilm reactors; water pollution; dissolved oxygen |
| Translations | Spanish: demanda bioquímica de oxígeno |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000715",
"term": "biochemical oxygen demand",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A measurement of the amount of organic pollution in water.",
"abbreviation": "BOD",
"synonyms": [
"BOD (pollution)",
"biological oxygen demand"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"pollution load",
"moving bed biofilm reactors",
"water pollution",
"dissolved oxygen"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "demanda bioquímica de oxígeno"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/biochemical-oxygen-demand/"
}
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