Fast and slow carbonaceous BOD speciation of sewage effluent

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Norizan, Abdul Rahman, Norazah, Zainudin, Zaki
• Other Authors: Abdul Karim, Othman
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Institution of Engineers Malaysia 2010
• Subjects: TA170 Environmental engineering; TC401 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General); TD169 Environmental protection; TD201 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3200/1/12th_WRTD_Colloquium_Proceedings_NZ.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3200/; http://www.myiem.org.my/

The Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test has been a long standing test method to quantify the amount of biodegradable organic matter present in a water sample. The test is typically conducted over a 5-day period (BOD5), with the sample being incubated at 20°C. It has been a long standing assumption...