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    LAB: Environmental Engineering Experiment: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Bod) 5.0 Result and Calculation

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    The document describes a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) experiment conducted on samples from UTHM lakes. Three samples were tested to determine their BOD levels over 5 days. The BOD levels were calculated based on the difference between initial and final dissolved oxygen levels. Sample 1 had a BOD of 295.20 mg/l, sample 2 was 319.20 mg/l, and sample 3 was 309.00 mg/l, all within the expected range. Since the samples came from non-toxic natural sources, they could safely be discharged back into the river. BOD tests must be done promptly after collection to accurately determine if operational changes are needed based on pollution levels.

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    The document describes a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) experiment conducted on samples from UTHM lakes. Three samples were tested to determine their BOD levels over 5 days. The BOD levels were calculated based on the difference between initial and final dissolved oxygen levels. Sample 1 had a BOD of 295.20 mg/l, sample 2 was 319.20 mg/l, and sample 3 was 309.00 mg/l, all within the expected range. Since the samples came from non-toxic natural sources, they could safely be discharged back into the river. BOD tests must be done promptly after collection to accurately determine if operational changes are needed based on pollution levels.

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    The document describes a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) experiment conducted on samples from UTHM lakes. Three samples were tested to determine their BOD levels over 5 days. The BOD levels were calculated based on the difference between initial and final dissolved oxygen levels. Sample 1 had a BOD of 295.20 mg/l, sample 2 was 319.20 mg/l, and sample 3 was 309.00 mg/l, all within the expected range. Since the samples came from non-toxic natural sources, they could safely be discharged back into the river. BOD tests must be done promptly after collection to accurately determine if operational changes are needed based on pollution levels.

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    LAB : ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    EXPERIMENT : BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)

    5.0 RESULT AND CALCULATION


    1. Type of sample: G3, UTHM lakes.
    2. Initial pH sample: 6.6
    3. Volume of sample used: 5 ml.
    Volume of Volume of DO
    Initial DO, Final DO, BODx,
    Sample incubation sample depletion,
    mg/l mg/l mg/l
    bottle, ml size, ml mg/l
    BLANK 1 300 - 7.01 2.41 4.6 -
    BLANK 2 300 - 7.04 2.62 4.42 -
    1 300 5 7.01 2.09 4.92 295.20
    2 300 5 6.96 1.64 5.32 319.20
    3 300 5 6.62 1.47 5.15 309.00

    6.0 DATA ANALYSIS

    i. Show the calculation


    DO depletion, mg/l

    Blank1 = 7.012.41=4.6 mg/l

    Blank2 = 7.042.62=4.42mg/l

    Sample 1 = 7.012.09=4.92 mg/l

    Sample 2 = 6.96164=5.32 mg/l

    Sample 3 = 6.621.47=5.15 mg/l

    D1 D 2
    BOD,mg/L= P
    7.012.09
    Sample 1 = =295.20 mg/ l
    5 /300

    6.961.64
    Sample 2 =319.20 mg/l
    5/300

    6.621.47
    Sample 3 = =309.00 mg/ l
    5/300

    ii. in your opinion, is it possible to discharge the sample used in this test to be discharged to
    the river? Give your reason.
    For this experiment, our sample has been taken from the G3, UTHM lakes, as the water
    are non toxic because it is polluted by natural waste that come from plants and animals.
    Thus, it means that the sample has low toxic effect and safe. The lower
    DO must resulted in high BOD reading logically.

    7.0 DISCUSSION

    1) Why BOD test should be done promptly after the collection.


    BOD test should be done promptly after the collection because the time lag between the
    collections makes the BOD test a poor test for determining whether or not operational
    changes are needed.

    8.0 CONCLUSION

    As conclusion, the BOD value for blank 1, blank2, sample 1, sample 2 and sample 3 solution was
    determined after 3 days was done successful as the sample are in the expected bod range is 120 -
    420 mg/l). The recommendation for keeping the source from being polluted is to prevent the
    pollution of water.

    9.0 REFERENCES

    Cairns, J. (1973). Biological methods for the assessment of water quality; a symposium
    presented at the seventy-fifth annual meeting, American Society for Testing and Materials.
    Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials.
    Langwith, J. (2010). Water. Detroit, MI: Greenhaven Press.

    O'connor, R. (n.d.). Biological oxygen demand. Journal of Chemical Education, 209-209.

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