If 2% diluted wastewater sample incubated at 20 degrees centigrade resulted in DO depletion of 8 mg/l, BOD of the sample is:

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  1. 200 mg/l
  2. 300 mg/l
  3. 400 mg/l
  4. 100 mg/l

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Option 3 : 400 mg/l
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Dilution factor \(= \frac{{100}}{{{\rm{\% \;solution}}}} = \frac{{100}}{2} = 50\)

Depletion of oxygen = 8 ppm or mg/l and we know BOD5 = Depletion of oxygen × Dilution factor

BOD= 8 × 50 = 400 ppm

∴ BOD of the sewage is 400 ppm.
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