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Biochemical Oxygen Demand , (BOD) is a measure of organic material present in water . bOD value less than 5 ppm indicates a water sample to be `……….`.

A

rich in dissolved oxygen

B

poor in dissolved oxygen

C

highly polluted

D

not suitable for aquatic life

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A
Clean water rich in dissolved oxygen would have BOD value of less than 5 ppm whereas highly polluted water colud have a BOD value of 17 ppm or more .
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