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: 21/10/2019 Sample Time: 11:55  
Human Activities: Bathing & washing Weather: Sunny clear 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
  Phosphate-P   0.14   mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   104.00   mg/l
  Turbidity   118.00   NTU
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Dissolved O2(DO)   4.70   mg/l
  Conductivity   296.80   µs/cm
  E-coli   23000   MPN/100ml
  Magnesium   3.30   mg/l
  Fecal Coliform   50000   MPN/100ml
  Ammonia-N   0.18   mg/l
  BOD   2.25   mg/l
  Fecal Streptococci   45   MPN/100ml
  Nitrate-N   0.08   mg/l
  pH   7.65   Unit
  Temperature   32.0   ⁰C
  Total Coliform   90000   MPN/100ml
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   32.94   mg/l
  Chloride   45.00   mg/l
  COD   8.00   mg/l
  Fluoride   0.22   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.01   mg/l
  Potassium   3.23   mg/l
  Sodium   13.91   mg/l
  Sulphate   11.41   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   170.00   mg/l
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   104.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   250.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   98.04   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l