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What is chemical oxygen demand (COD) ?

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Chemical oxygen demand (COD). It is the amount of `O_2` required to oxidise all the reducing substanous present in water. It includes BOD, reduced chemicals produced during putrefaction and other `O_2` demanding chemicals.
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