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Parameter: Total Oxygen Utilization

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Total Oxygen Utilization
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TOU
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Total Oxygen Utilization
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Description

TOU or Total Oxygen Utilization (aka Total Oxygen Uptake) is the overall rate at which oxygen is consumed within a sediment layer including microbial activity and respiration of large benthic fauna.