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: 02/09/2019 Sample Time: 11:50  
Human Activities: Fisfing 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
  Fecal Coliform   49000   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   2.91   mg/l
  pH   7.65   Unit
  Temperature   35.0   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   140000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   36.54   mg/l
  Chloride   10.00   mg/l
  Magnesium   5.34   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.10   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   BDL   mg/l
  Potassium   4.75   mg/l
  Sodium   8.10   mg/l
  Sulphate   17.46   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   212.80   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   198.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   956.00   mg/l
  Ammonia-N   0.12   mg/l
  BOD   2.40   mg/l
  Dissolved O2(DO)   4.70   mg/l
  Turbidity   680.00   NTU
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   700.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   114.19   mg/l
  E-coli   17000   MPN/100ml
  COD   25.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.25   mg/l
  Conductivity   318.80   µs/cm
  Fecal Streptococci   45   MPN/100ml