West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Central Laboratory

Paribesh Bhawan, 10A, Block LA, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 106. (033) 2335-5953



Station: GANGA AT HOWRAH-SHIVPUR, WEST BENGAL River Basin: GANGA CPCB Station Code: 1471
Sample Date: 18/02/2019 Sample Time: 11:45  
Human Activities: Bathing & Washing Weather: Sunny Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Muddy Odour: Odour free Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Conductivity   400.6   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   7.7   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   110000   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.57   mg/l
  pH   7.76   Unit
  Temperature   23   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   130000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   34.91   mg/l
  Chloride   17.00   mg/l
  COD   19.26   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.28   mg/l
  Magnesium   11.04   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   0.0   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   BDL   mg/l
  Potassium   4.09   mg/l
  Sodium   40.56   mg/l
  Sulphate   30.81   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   138.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   282.0   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   268.0   mg/l
  Ammonia-N   0.29   mg/l
  BOD   6.35   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   132.71   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   56.0   mg/l
  Turbidity   43.1   NTU