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Dissolved oxygen is dependent on the BOD

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True

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False

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Solution

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is the amount of oxygen that is present in water.

BOD is a measurement of the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific period of time.

BOD is dependent on the dissolved oxygen.

BOD is calculated from the DO depletion

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