What information is required to automate biochemical oxygen demand?

Automating the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) test can greatly increase the efficiency and production capacity of a laboratory. In order to automate this analysis, the following information is required:

1. How many bottles on average do you set up for an initials batch (For example, this accounts for all samples and all dilutions per sample, plus blanks, GGA’s, etc.)?
2. How often do you set up Initials? For example, 3, 5, or 7 days per week.
3. What is the maximum number of bottles in your incubator at any one time?
4. Do you analyze BOD, cBOD, or both?
5. What is the source of most samples that you are analyzing (e.g., municipal WW, industrial WW, surface water, etc.)?
6. What percentage of samples do you know the approximate BOD of before analysis?
7. Who are the clients or users of the BOD information (e.g., industrial pre-treatment, WWTP effluent compliance, WWTP engineers, etc.)?