How is BOD removed from wastewater?

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is removed by anaerobic digestion and by solids which settle to the bottom of the water surface.

 The bacteria in a healthy biomat also digest most of the remaining BOD in the sewage. Adding hydrogen peroxide to the wastewater is also another method by which BOD is removed from wastewater.

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