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: 24/09/2019 Sample Time: 13:00  
Human Activities: Fishing Weather: Cloudy, Rainy 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
  pH   7.38   Unit
  Total Alkalinity   60.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   150.00   mg/l
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   31.37   mg/l
  Chloride   63.70   mg/l
  COD   20.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   266.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   100.00   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   292.00   mg/l
  Turbidity   226.00   NTU
  Ammonia-N   0.12   mg/l
  BOD   2.10   mg/l
  Conductivity   321.00   µs/cm
  Magnesium   5.05   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.13   mg/l
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.23   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   130000   MPN/100ml
  Potassium   4.21   mg/l
  Sodium   14.57   mg/l
  Sulphate   18.05   mg/l
  Dissolved O2(DO)   4.50   mg/l
  Temperature   31.5   ⁰C
  Nitrate-N   2.39   mg/l
  Fecal Streptococci   90   MPN/100ml
  Total Coliform   170000   MPN/100ml
  Fluoride   0.26   mg/l
  E-coli   110000   MPN/100ml