COD yopanga vial imatanthauza mtundu wina wa vial yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito pakuwunika kwa mankhwala okwanira oxygen akufunafuna (cod) yamadzi. COD ndi muyeso wa mpweya wa oxygen amafunikira kuti azigwiritsa ntchito mankhwala opangira zachilengedwe komanso ogwiritsa ntchito muyezo wamadzi.
VoD yopanga vial imakhala ndi mankhwala ofunikira ndi ma reagent kuti athandizire anthu ogula. Nthawi zambiri zimaphatikizapo chisakanizo cha othandizira amphamvu oxidizing, monga potaziyamu Dichromate kapena potaziyamu permanganate, limodzi ndi mankhwala omwe amathandizira kuyambitsa ndikusintha njira ya oxidation.