Hach-Lange BODTRAK II: Respirometric Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - Manual (Page 31)

BODTrak™ II procedures
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4. When samples are seeded, calculate the results using this equation and the
corrected results:
Where:
A = corrected BOD of the seeded sample
B = corrected BOD of the seed blank
SA = volume of seed in sample (sample can also be GGA)
SB = volume of seed in seed blank
Example:
A= 290 mg/L BOD
B= 120 mg/L BOD
SA= 20 mL
SB= 110 mL
BOD mg/L = 268 mg/L
BOD mg/L ( ) A B x
SA
SB
--------
⎝ ⎠
⎛ ⎞
– =
BOD mg/L ( ) 290mg/L 120mg/L x
20mL
110mL
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⎝ ⎠
⎛ ⎞
– =