This paper presents practical results on the influence of chloride, amonium, sulphide and iron on the chemical oxygen demand (COD) test, as well as experimental values of stoichiometric coefficients to convert the specific organic matter (protein, carbohydrate and lipid) into COD. The paper also presents results that compare the titrimetric and colorimetric methods used to measure the COD and makes a critical analysis of the use of COD test as a tool to monitor the efficiency of anaerobic treatment systems.
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); wastewater treatment; anaerobic treatment; sulphide; amonium; chloride; iron
