CHEMetrics leakproof, Teflon-lined (PTFE) screw capped COD vials contain a premeasured solution of Sulphuric Acid and the oxidant Potassium Dichromate. The Dichromate in the reagent gives it an orange colour, and the extent to which the colour has faded after digestion is proportionate to the amount of Dichromate used up in the oxidation process, and thus the COD value.