| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | biochemical oxygen demand | biologischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| med. | biochemical oxygen demand | BOD |
| nat.sc., environ., chem. | biochemical oxygen demand | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| chem. | biochemical oxygen demand | biochemischer Sauerstoffverbrauch |
| textile | biochemical oxygen demand | BSB |
| environ. | biochemical oxygen demand The amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation by a unit volume of water at a given temperature and for a given time. BOD is an index of the degree of organic pollution in water | Biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| gen. | biochemical oxygen demand BOD | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf BSB |
| nat.res. | biochemical oxygen demand, BOD | BSB |
| nat.res. | biochemical oxygen demand, BOD | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| nucl.phys., ecol. | biological demand for oxygen | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| nucl.phys., ecol. | biological demand for oxygen | biologischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| nat.sc., environ., chem. | biological oxygen demand | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| med. | biological oxygen demand | BSB |
| chem. | biological oxygen demand | biologischer Sauerstoffbedarf Bsb |
| med. | biological oxygen demand | BOD |
| biol. | biological oxygen demand | biologischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| med. | chemical oxygen demand | chemischer Sauerstoffverbrauch |
| med. | chemical oxygen demand | COD |
| environ., chem. | chemical oxygen demand | chemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| textile | chemical oxygen demand | CSB |
| environ. | chemical oxygen demand The quantity of oxygen used in biological and non-biological oxidation of materials in water; a measure of water quality | Chemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| gen. | chemical oxygen demand COD | chemischer Sauerstoffbedarf CSB |
| nat.res. | chemical oxygen demand, COD | chemischer Sauerstoffverbrauch |
| nat.res. | chemical oxygen demand, COD | CSB |
| nat.res. | chemical oxygen demand, COD | chemischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| gen. | decrease of the oxygen demand | Sauerstoffzehrung |
| tech. | demand oxygen equipment | lungenautomatische Atmungsanlage |
| med. | demand oxygen equipment | durch Lungenautomat gesteuertes Sauerstoffatmungssystem |
| med. | demand oxygen regulator | Lungenautomat |
| med. | demand oxygen regulator | Bedarfsregler für lungenautomatische Atmung |
| transp., mech.eng. | demand oxygen system | lungenautomatische Atmungsanlage |
| environ. | five-day biochemical oxygen demand | biochemischer Sauerstoffbedarf in 5 Tagen |
| gen. | oxygen demand | Sauerstoffbedarf |
| med. | oxygen demand | Sauerstoffverzehrung des Blutes |
| med. | oxygen pressure demand regulator | Lungenautomat |
| med. | oxygen pressure demand regulator | Bedarfsregler für lungenautomatische Atmung |
| transp., mech.eng. | oxygen pressure demand system | lungenautomatische Atmungsanlage |
| life.sc., chem. | theoretical oxygen demand | theoretischer Saürstoffbedarf |
| environ. | theoretical oxygen demand | theoretischer Sauerstoffbedarf |
| life.sc., chem. | theoretical oxygen demand | ThSB |
| environ. | total oxygen demand | gesamter Bedarf an Sauerstoff |