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Is high BOD good or bad?

If Biochemical Oxygen Demand is high then it will have negative effects on aquatic ecosystems as fish and other aquatic life may suffocate in oxygen-depleted waters.

High Biochemical Oxygen Demand is caused by organic pollution. The higher the organic pollution, the higher the biological oxygen demand. 

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