Preferred Label : chemical oxygen demand;
Detailed label : chemical oxygen demand (COD);
IUPAC acronym : COD;
IUPAC definition : A measure of the amount of oxygen, divided by the volume of the system, required to
oxidize the organic (and inorganic) matter in wastewater using a chemically oxidizing
agent. In practice, it is usually expressed in milligrams O sub 2 /sub per litre.;
Origin ID : C01031;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A measure of the amount of oxygen, divided by the volume of the system, required to
oxidize the organic (and inorganic) matter in wastewater using a chemically oxidizing
agent. In practice, it is usually expressed in milligrams O sub 2 /sub per litre.
