BOD5, to water, aquaculture systems

BOD5 emissions to water from aquaculture systems. BOD5 is the mass of oxygen which bacteria and other microorganisms consume to aerobically degrade organic substances dissolved in a liquid left in the dark for a period of 5 days at a temperature of 20°C. BOD5 is an indirect indicator of the sum of all biodegradable organic substances present in a sample.

Also known as: Biological Oxygen Demand