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Calculate the oxygen requirement for the removal of organic pollutants.

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Organic matter contains carbon and is to be removed by oxidation.
`C_(2)+O_(2)rarrCO_(2)`
grams of carbon are oxidised by 32 grams of oxygen. One gram of carbon requires 2.67 grams of oxygen for it removal.
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