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Q. B.O.D. stands for

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B.O.D. (Biological Oxygen Demand) is the amount of dissolved $O_{2}$ (in $mg/dm^3$ water) which disappears from a water sample in a given time at a certain temperature, through decomposition of organic mater by micro-organisms. It is used as an index of organic pollution.