ABSTRACT
Respirometric techniques have been of some interest in the pollution control field for many years. However, early attempts to use respirometry as a replacement for the BOD test did not result in practical methodology. This and the general impracticability of the BOD test for devising control strategies for operation of treatment facilities were probably the major factors which have deterred adoption of respirometric methods in the field. Recent developments in equipment design as well as urgent technological needs for biokinetic information are causing a resurgence of interest in respirometric techniques.
