Chapter 187 of 2363 min read
Sewage treatment, biogas, biocontrol and biofertilisers
Why this is asked: Higher BOD means more polluted water, not cleaner — it measures how much oxygen bacteria would consume breaking down the organic matter present, so secondary (biological) treatment exists specifically to bring that number down before effluent is released.
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