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This standard method is recognized by EPA, which is labeled Method 5210B in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. [12] In order to obtain BOD 5, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in a sample must be measured before and after the incubation period, and appropriately adjusted by the sample corresponding dilution factor.
For the Standard Methods 5210, [1] the BOD bottle “having 60 mL or greater capacity (300-mL)” is mentioned as one of the apparatus for the BOD test. A 60 mL BOD bottle is available and listed as "often convenient" by EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Method 405.1. However, EPA Method 405.1 was written in 1974 and is no longer an EPA ...
Because the Ultimate BOD is so time consuming, the 5-day BOD has been almost universally adopted as a measure of relative pollution effect. There are also many different COD tests of which the 4-hour COD is probably the most common. There is no generalized correlation between the 5-day BOD and the ultimate BOD.
Standard methods are designed and used widely to maximize precision and accuracy for all toxicity tests. Values derived from toxicity tests such as the MATC are reported to regulatory organizations like the US EPA and Environment Canada so more confident regulations can be designed.
The Southern African Scoring System (SASS) method is a biological water quality monitoring system based on the presence of benthic macroinvertebrates (EPT). The SASS aquatic biomonitoring tool has been refined over the past 30 years and is now on the fifth version (SASS5) which has been specifically modified in accordance with international ...
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Dichromate, the oxidizing agent for COD determination, does not oxidize ammonia into nitrate, so nitrification is not included in the standard COD test. The International Organization for Standardization describes a standard method for measuring chemical oxygen demand in ISO 6060 . However, this ISO standard was withdrawn in 2024.