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: 02/12/2019 Sample Time: 13:15  
Human Activities: Bathing washing, Fishing Weather: Sunny clear Water Body: Ganga
Frequency Of Monitoring: Quarterly Use Based Class: C Approximate Depth(Bottom/Table): 2.00 m 
Color & Intensity: Clear Odour: Odour free Visible effluent discharge: High


Water Quality
Parameter Test Result Unit
  Sodium   17.21   mg/l
  Sulphate   24.89   mg/l
  Total Alkalinity   150.00   mg/l
  Total Hardness as CaCo3   123.07   mg/l
  pH   7.81   Unit
  Temperature   25.0   ⁰C
  Magnesium   7.38   mg/l
  Nitrite N   0.09   mg/l
  Fecal Streptococci   45   MPN/100ml
  Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)   194.00   mg/l
  Total Fixed Solids(TFS)   270.00   mg/l
  Nitrate-N   1.02   mg/l
  COD   15.00   mg/l
  Boron   BDL   mg/l
  Calcium   36.92   mg/l
  Chloride   44.98   mg/l
  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen(TKN)      mg/l
  Turbidity   33.10   NTU
  Ammonia-N   BDL   mg/l
  BOD   2.25   mg/l
  Conductivity   373.20   µs/cm
  Phenolpthalein Alkanity   NIL   mg/l
  Phosphate-P   0.20   mg/l
  Total Coliform   500000   MPN/100ml
  Dissolved O2(DO)   6.40   mg/l
  E-coli   80000   MPN/100ml
  Fecal Coliform   240000   MPN/100ml
  Fluoride   0.19   mg/l
  Potassium   3.58   mg/l
  Total Suspended Solids(TSS)   92.00   mg/l