biochemical oxygen demand

Noun

 * 1) The amount of oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to decompose all the organic matter in a sample of water, used as a measure of pollution.

Translations

 * French: demande biochimique en oxygène
 * German: biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf
 * Indonesian: keperluan oksigen biokimia
 * Ukrainian: біохімічне споживання кисню,