Q. What is a BOD incubator?

Answer

BOD Incubator refers to Biological Oxygen Demand incubator and is widely used in microbiology laboratories for cell culture and fungal growth, BOD test, fermentation, crop and various pharmaceutical tests, etc. They are especially useful in determining levels of organic matter and nitrogen in waste water samples. The BOD incubator’s primary function is to provide the required temperature for the growth of these microorganisms so as to allow a lab to perform the BOD testing.