Effects of induced salinity on BOD reaction kinetics of river water samples (Kesan peningkatan kemasinan terhadap kinetik tindak balas keperluan oksigen biokimia 5 hari menggunakan sampel air sungai)

• Main Authors: Zainudin, Zaki, Mohamed, Maketab, Ramli, Mohd. Rosslim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Analytical Sciences (ANALIS), UKM 2010
• Subjects: TA170 Environmental engineering; TC401 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General); TD169 Environmental protection; TD172 Environmental pollution
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3053/1/Zaki.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3053/; http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~mjas/v14_n1/Zaki.pdf

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a typical parameter used in assessing organic pollution strength in surface waters and is normally tested over a 5-day period at an incubation temperature of 20°C (BOD5). The accuracy of this constituent, in assessing organic contamination under brackish conditions...