Health Care

Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis

Testing for the amount of biodegradable organic material in a water sample by measuring the quantity of oxygen consumed by biodegradation of those materials over a specific time period.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Testing for the amount of biodegradable organic material in a water sample by measuring the quantity of oxygen consumed by biodegradation of those materials over a specific time period.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Biological Oxygen Demand Analyses
  • Biological Oxygen Demand
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand Analyses
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand Analysis
  • Demand, Chemical Oxygen
  • Oxygen Demand, Biological
  • Oxygen Demand, Chemical

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2011

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  1. N06.850w.460.350.080w.500
  2. N06.850w.780.375w.349

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057919. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057919
  2. Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70477268