biological oxygen demand

biological oxygen demand
a measure of the quantity of oxygen needed to incorporate or oxidise organic waste material into the environment or a measure of oxygen consumption over a fixed time period. A high demand will restrict the fish fauna. Abbreviated as BOD

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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