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Environmental Issues

Question
CBSEENBI12002316

Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

  • Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water

  • Working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines

  • Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing curd on a commercial scale

  • Working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines

Solution

C.

Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing curd on a commercial scale

Decomposition of organic matter by microbes requires oxygen. The degree of impurity of water due to organic matter is measured in terms of BOD  (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) or BOD is the oxygen in milligrams required for five days in one litre of water at 20 degree straight C for the microorganisms to metabolise organic waste.