(NSI by Zeptometrix) GGa Concentrate Snips for BOD5. a box of 25 single-use snips, each containing 6 mL of Glucose: Glutamic acid solution (300 mg/L total). Just snip open the tube and pour contents directly into a 300 mL BOD bottle. Yields a 2% solution of GGa as per SM 5210B. We've sterilized the solution in the snip, it is sterile indefinitely at room temperature until opened.