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: 07/06/2019 Sample Time: 11:40  
Human Activities: Fishing Weather: Cloudy 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
  Sodium   32.41   mg/l
  Sulphate   22.35   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   112.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   342.00   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.01   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.25   mg/l
  Potassium   3.56   mg/l
  Ammonia-N   BDL   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   113.20   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   184.00   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   218.0   mg/l
  Turbidity   91.4   NTU
  Fecal Coliform   170000   MPN/100ml
  pH   7.81   Unit
  Temperature   30   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   300000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   27.29   mg/l
  Chloride   13.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.21   mg/l
  Magnesium   10.55   mg/l
  Dissolved O2(DO)   6.1   mg/l
  BOD   4.35   mg/l
  Nitrate-N   0.99   mg/l
  COD   33.95   mg/l
  Conductivity   292.5   µs/cm