SCIENCE

1)Why COD values are higher than BOD?

1)COD is normally higher than BOD because more
organic compounds can be chemically oxidised
than biologically oxidised. This includes chemicals
toxic to biological life, which can make COD tests
very useful when testing industrial sewage as they
will not be captured by BOD testing.
2)what do bod and cod refer to?
2) The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
represents the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO)
consumed by biological organisms when they
decompose organic matter in water. The chemical
oxygen demand (COD) is the amount of oxygen
consumed when the water sample is chemically
oxidised.
3) what is biological waste water treatment?
3)Biological wastewater treatment is designed to
degrade pollutants dissolved in effluents by the
action of microorganisms. The microorganisms
utilize these substances to live and reproduce.
Pollutants are used as nutrients.