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-----Analysis for COD
Q. How to check raw water chemical oxygen demand? Tell me analytical process, sir.
dinesh kumarengineer - Bhopal , madhyapradesh , India
April 2, 2016
A. Hi Dinesh. Please review the relevant article in Wikipedia.
for an overview of the subject, and then obtain ISO 6060 which is the specific instructions for the analysis, and then get back to us with any questions. Good luck.
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April 2016
A. DO must be field measured in-situ. Samples taken and sent to a lab will not yield the correct results.
Lyle Kirmanconsultant - Cleveland Heights, Ohio
April 6, 2016
April 9, 2016
A. COD is measured in two ways: you can cook the wastewater up with a dichromate/sulfuric acid solution (plus a pinch of mercury), then determine the result via colorimetry; or, you can do it up in a similar solution, reflux, then back titrate the excess dichromate with sodium thiosulphate
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Dissolved oxygen is not the parameter being measured. One does that via Winkler titration (preferable) or electrode.
Dave Wichern
Consultant - The Bronx, New York
The COD can also be removed with a hook and line...
apologies, I couldn't resist.
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