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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from

A

domestic sewage

B

dairy idustry

C

petroleum industry

D

sugar industry

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The correct Answer is:
C
Petrolium industry release inorganic chemical pollutants which can not be oxidized by microbes bionomically. So not be oxidized by microbes biochemical. So not indicates BOD.
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