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Calculate the biological oxygen demand (BOD) in mg/L, given the following information Initial Dissolved Oxygen (DO) = 12.19 mg/L Final DO = 5.8 mg/L Sample size = 19 mL Volume of bottle = 604 ml

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Calculate the biological oxygen demand (BOD) in mg/L, given the following information
Initial Dissolved Oxygen (DO) = 12.19 mg/L
Final DO = 5.8 mg/L
Sample size = 19 mL
Volume of bottle = 604 ml

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