What is the present condition of the Buriganga River?
What is the water quality of Buriganga?
Buriganga was shown a variation from 7.4 to 6.8. The right bank of the river holds a higher pH value from the left bank and middle. The color of the river water was shown a variation from 322 to 756 mg/l. The turbidity of the river water was shown in a variation of 7.2 NTU to 55 NTU. The chloride of water of the river Buriganga was found in a range of 55 mg/l to 178 mg/l. The alkalinity of water of the river Buriganga was found to vary from 370 mg/l to 471 mg/l. Among them 370 mg/l was shown in Hazaribagh and 471 mg/l was showed in Postogola. The iron of water of the river Buriganga was found in a range of 0.38 mg/l to 0.91 mg/l. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is not actually a water quality parameter but it is the most commonly used indicator of the general health of a surface water body which varies from 71.67 to 87.5 mg/l (BOD 5) during the test.