Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Chemical Oxygen Demand

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) is a vital test for assessing the quality of effluents and waste waters prior to discharge. The COD test predicts the oxygen requirement of the effluent and is used for the monitoring and control of discharges, and for assessing treatment plant performance.
The standard test for COD involves digesting the sample with strong sulphuric acid solution in the presence of chromium and silver salts.

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