Question: suppose the untreated effluent of a pharmaceutical plant contains 25...

Suppose the untreated effluent of a pharmaceutical plant contains 25 mg/L of aspartic acid. a. Calculate the carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand. (NH3 is one of the products) b. Calculate the nitrogenous biochemical oxygen demand.c. Calculate the total theoretical oxygen demand.

d. Describe the difference between COD and BOD. Calculate the COD for this sample, then describe why this value makes sense in relation to the BOD.