This document provides information about dissolved oxygen (DO) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). It discusses several factors that affect the solubility of oxygen in water, including altitude, temperature, and salinity. It also describes methods for measuring DO, such as the Winkler titration method and DO probes. For BOD measurements, the document outlines the bottle test procedure where samples are incubated for 5 days and the oxygen consumed is measured. Factors that can interfere with accurate BOD tests are also mentioned. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is introduced as a related parameter that measures total oxidizable organic compounds in a sample.