Pros and Cons of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand Test

What's the fuss over the BOD test? It's always five days late, for starters. Read more about its history, its future and why it remains controversial.
Pros and Cons of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand Test
So what's the fuss over the BOD test? As long as NPDES permits include a BOD limit, operators will be doing a BOD test.

The BOD test used at wastewater treatment plants is certainly controversial and borders on superfluous. At best, it’s something operators need to simply accept as a part of their lives, and at worst it can be downright stressful. What is to be done about this outdated, outmoded...

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