Environmental Chemistry Question 6

Question 6 - 30 January - Shift 2

The water quality of a pond was analysed and its BOD was found to be 4 . The pond has

(1) Highly polluted water

(2) Water has high amount of fluoride compounds

(3) Very clean water

(4) Slightly polluted water

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Answer: (3)

Solution:

Formula: Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Clean water as BOD value of $<5$ while polluted water has BOD of 15 or more.