As per the World Health Organisation, a limit of less than 5.0 mg/l is ideal for water bodies. At this limit BOD will not cause any harmful... View Article
If Biochemical Oxygen Demand is Low, it is a general indication that the water is pure as less oxygen is being depleted. High Biochemical Oxygen... View Article
Chlorine reduces Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) through oxidation of organic compounds present in wastewater. Chlorine can also affect BOD... View Article
If Biochemical Oxygen Demand is high then it will have negative effects on aquatic ecosystems as fish and other aquatic life may suffocate in... View Article
Biochemical Oxygen Demand is caused by organic pollution. The higher the organic pollution, the higher the biological oxygen demand. This is... View Article
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is the amount of oxygen that is dissolved and consumed by biological organisms when they decompose organic... View Article
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is defined as the amount of oxygen utilized by aerobic microorganisms to degrade the organic wastes present in... View Article
Humans can reduce wildlife conflict through the following methods: Refrain from feeding wild animals Strengthen livestock pens to prevent wild... View Article
The most serious threat to wildlife is invasive species, pollution,habitat destruction and poaching. Along with overexploitation and degradation,... View Article
Human-wildlife conflict is an event when contact between humans and wildlife usually has negative consequences. Usually those conflicts include... View Article
An example of a human-wildlife conflict is an elephant or a rhino destroying crops in Nepal or a Bear or Puma in North America attacking and... View Article
World Water Day is significant as it raises awareness about the value of water and highlighting issues regarding its accessibility. It is... View Article
The following countries are likely to be resilient, as in being least affected by climate change in the coming years: New Zealand. Finland.... View Article
India ranks at 46 in the Global Innovation Index for 2021. The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity... View Article
Global warming is the long-term effect of heating of earth's climate due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases... View Article
The Global Climate Risk Index is an index that analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related... View Article
The theme for World Water Day 2021 is Valuing Water. The focus of the theme includes the environmental, social, and cultural value people place... View Article
World Water Day is celebrated in order to raise awareness about the inaccessibility of water for about 2.2 billion people. A core focus of... View Article
