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Emissions to water

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Chemical oxygen demand chart

The total chemical oxygen demand of aqueous effluent streams from Shell chemicals companies decreased in 2006.

*Chemical Oxygen Demand is a laboratory measure of the amount of oxygen required to oxidise the constituents of an aqueous waste stream. It is one indicator of the potential environmental impact of discharges to water.


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