MeSH definition : Testing for the amount of biodegradable organic material in a water sample by measuring
the quantity of oxygen consumed by biodegradation of those materials over a specific
time period.;
Related MeSH term : chemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand analysis; biological oxygen demand; Chemical Oxygen Demand Analyses; Oxygen Demand, Biological; Demand, Chemical Oxygen; Oxygen Demand, Chemical;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical oxygen demand;
Testing for the amount of biodegradable organic material in a water sample by measuring
the quantity of oxygen consumed by biodegradation of those materials over a specific
time period.