Table 3 Sequential column data of OUR.

From: Wastewater COD characterization: RBCOD and SBCOD characterization analysis methods

Time/min

Mean /mgO2/(L h)

k

r

Sk

E (Sk)

Var (Sk)

UF (Sk)

0

46.8

1

0

0

0

0.00

0.00

5

39.6

2

0

0

0.5

0.25

− 1.00

10

28.8

3

0

0

1.5

0.92

− 1.57

15

22.2

4

0

0

3

2.17

− 2.04

20

21.7

5

0

0

5

4.17

− 2.45

25

18.6

6

0

0

7.5

7.08

− 2.82

30

17.8

7

0

0

10.5

11.08

− 3.15

35

17.9

8

1

1

14

16.33

− 3.22

40

16.4

9

0

1

18

23.00

− 3.54

45

15.4

10

0

1

22.5

31.25

− 3.85

50

13.8

11

0

1

27.5

41.25

− 4.13

55

13.2

12

0

1

33

53.17

− 4.39

60

12.6

13

0

1

39

67.17

− 4.64

65

12.4

14

0

1

45.5

83.42

− 4.87

70

11

15

0

1

52.5

102.08

− 5.10

75

11.2

16

1

2

60

123.33

− 5.22

80

11.3

17

2

4

68

147.33

− 5.27