Three water samples namely river water, untreated sewage water and secondary effluent discharged from a
sewage treatment plant were subjected to BOD test. The samples were labelled A, B and C but the laboratory
attendant did not note which was which. The BOD values of the three samples A, B and C were recorded as 20
mg/L, 8 mg/L and 400 mg/L respectively. Which sample of the water is most polluted? Can you assign the
correct label to each assuming the river water is relatively clean?