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せいぶつがくてきさんようきゅうりょう 生物化学的酸素要求量
Noun
1. biochemical oxygen demand; BOD
Wikipedia definition
2. Biochemical oxygen demandBiochemical oxygen demand or B.O.D. is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The term also refers to a chemical procedure for determining this amount. This is not a precise quantitative test, although it is widely used as an indication of the organic quality of water.
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