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Section 7 Troubleshooting
Incorrect BOD curves through a 10 day test period are shown in Figure 5. For
typical curves refer to Figure 4 on page 32.
Figure 5 Incorrect BOD curves
1 High oxygen demand 4 Initial sample temperature below
20 ºC or supersaturated with
oxygen
2 Nitrification 5 Bottle leak
3 Excessive time lag