BOD analysis on a river water sample?

Is this correct?

BOD (mg/l O2) = Initial DO0 - DO5 final

Where the BOD is less than 6 mg/l and no seeding is required. Do I need to prepare a blank in this instance?

Answer:
It's always good to have controls for your experiments, especially that often you can't predict for sure the outcome.
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