This newest edition of Third Century Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 2nd Edition is now available!

The most comprehensive summary and literature review of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) on the market! BOD is one of the fundamental concepts in wastewater treatment. Throughout the 1800s and the 1900s, BOD was exhaustively studied and refined, both as a concept and as an analytical procedure. Review all previous BOD work--including why technicians, scientists, plant operators, regulators, and engineers have complained about the BOD test for many years. This book is intended to serve three purposes: first and foremost, is to describe BOD as a test procedure and biological phenomenon; secondly, to describe the place of BOD within the complex of testing that is used to evaluate treatment processes; lastly, is to present the development of BOD and preserve all peer-reviewed literature citations that mark the road to the current test. Chapters detailing sediment oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, and total organic carbon testing and their relationship to BOD testing, as well as extensive coverage of the interferences encountered during oxygen demand testing makes this a must-have reference. 

Key Features of Third Century of Biochemical Demand, 2nd Edition include:

  • Describe BOD as a test procedure and biological phenomenon
  • Describe the place of BOD within the complex of testing that is used to evaluate treatment processes
  • Present the development of BOD and preserve, in one location, the literature citations that mark the road to the current test

 

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 

Chapter 2 Biochemical Oxygen Demand History  

Chapter 3 Putrescibility and Relative Stability 

Chapter 4 Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen 

Chapter 5 Process of Biochemical Oxygen Demand  

Chapter 6 Theory of Biochemical Oxygen Demand 

Chapter 7 Biochemical Oxygen Demand Method and Practice  

Chapter 8 Respirometric Methods 

Chapter 9 Alternate Measures of Biochemical Oxygen Demand  

Chapter 10 Biodegradation and Toxicity  

Chapter 11 Sediment Oxygen Demand  

Chapter 12 Chemical Oxygen Demand  

Chapter 13 Total Organic Carbon and Organic Matter 

 

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