BOD Population Equivalent
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Domestic wastewater is generated at roughly 0.30 kg BOD per person per day. An industrial discharge contributes 450 kg BOD per day. Its population equivalent is most nearly:
- A150 people
- B450 people
- C1,500 people
- D4,500 people
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Answer: C. 1,500 people
Population equivalent converts an industrial load into the number of people that would produce the same BOD: PE = 450/0.30 = 1,500 people. Multiplying instead of dividing gives 135 and has the wrong units entirely.
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