Development of statistical credential of PeCOD technology

历史上，我们依靠一种或多种不同的测试来表征需氧量的大小。这些测试包括BOD、COD和TOC；这些测试的挑战包括确定结果所需的时间，技术人员进行监督/实验室活动的时间，以及所使用的化学品的挑战。然而，对与氧气需求有关的及时结果的需求正在加剧。快速表征需氧量的能力的提高将极大地促进许多水质评价。例如，快速表征需氧量的能力将通过确定BOD分析的稀释要求来协助分析实验室实验，并提供与曝气设备的能源需求有关的更及时的信息。本研究的兴趣是评估新开发的PeCOD仪器的能力，最值得注意的是，它有机会以更少的人员时间提供更快速的结果，并依赖于绿色化学。所有人都认为，PeCOD技术的稳健性可以为一系列水质问题提供非常重要的见解。

Historically, we have relied upon one or more different tests for characterizing dimensions of oxygen demand. These tests include BOD, COD and TOC; the challenges of these tests include the elapsed time to determine the result, the technician time for oversight/laboratory activities, and the challenges with the chemicals utilized. However, the needs for timely results in relation to oxygen demand are intensifying. An improved ability to rapidly characterize the oxygen demand would greatlly facilitate many water quality assessments. As examples, the ability to rapidly characterize oxygen demand would assist both analytical laboratory experiments through identification of the dilution requirements for BOD analyses, as well as provide more timely information related to energy needs for aeration equipment. Of interest in this research is to evaluate the capabilities of the newly-developed PeCOD instrumentation, most notably the opportunity to provide more rapid results with less personnel time, and relying upon green chemistry. The PeCOD capabilities all argue that the robustness of the PeCOD technology may provide very important insights to a range of water quality issues.