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An attempt is made to validate the use of a microbial consortium in BOD analysis. A uniform dehydrated microbial consortium, `BODSEED', has been used as a seeding material in BOD analysis of synthetic and other industrial effluents. Statistical analysis of the obtained BOD values shows that conventional seeding material such as sewage can be replaced by `BODSEED'.
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Manoharan, A., Gangal, V., Makhijani, S.D. et al. Validation of the use of microbial consortium as standard seeding material in BOD determination. Hydrobiologia 430, 77–86 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004073114367
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