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: 12/03/2019 Sample Time: 11:00  
Human Activities: Fishing Weather: Sunny Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Mod Brown Odour: Fishy Visible effluent discharge: Moderate


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Ammonia-N   0.14   mg/l
  BOD   4.20   mg/l
  Conductivity   414.3   µs/cm
  Dissolved O2(DO)   6.0   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   80000   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.55   mg/l
  pH   7.61   Unit
  Temperature   31   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   130000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   23.53   mg/l
  Chloride   17.99   mg/l
  COD   8.40   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.28   mg/l
  Magnesium   19.06   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   0.0   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.12   mg/l
  Potassium   4.07   mg/l
  Sodium   41.78   mg/l
  Sulphate   23.17   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   142.0   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   552.0   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   418.0   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   137.25   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   94.0   mg/l
  Turbidity   94.6   NTU