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The Installer’s Guide to BOD5

Everything you need to know about the impact of oxygen demand on septic systems

  • By Sara Heger, Ph.D.
  • August 21, 2017

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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) is the most widely used parameter applied to wastewater. It’s a measure of the dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to oxidize or decompose the organic matter in...

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