Question
Three water samples namely river water, untreated sewage water and Secondary effluent discharged from Sewage treatment plant were subjected to BOD test. The samples were labelled in 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, 8mg/L and 400mg/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?