Technical Bulletin No. 0146: Short-term Substitute for the BOD Test

On the suggestion of the South Central Technical Sub-Committee, a study was undertaken to develop a rapid method for estimating the standard 5-day, 20°C BOD of pulp mill effluents by means of a short-term substitute method. This study was conducted at the National Council’s project at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the results are summarized in the attached bulletin.