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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from:

  1. A
    sugar industry
  2. B
    domestic sewage
  3. C
    dairy industry
  4. D
    petroleum industry

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BOD measures the amount of oxygen required by bacteria to break down biodegradable organic matter. The petroleum industry releases many non-biodegradable inorganic or complex organic pollutants which BOD cannot effectively measure.

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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from:
A
sugar industry
B
domestic sewage
C
dairy industry
D
petroleum industry

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