Water Quality Assessment of Ponds and Charas of Sylhet City based on pH, DO and BOD

Authors

  • Jafor Ahmed Limon Leading University
  • Md. Robin Sarker Leading University
  • Md. Naeem Hossain Leading University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/apjee.v6i1.262

Keywords:

Water quality, pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

Abstract

At present, the condition of surface water is much declining and the quality of water is a vital concern for mankind. It is directly linked with human security. Greater part of people is still not aware of it. So, improvement of the condition of surface water is a crying need. Surface water is often physically contaminated due to unhygienic practices. Discharges from various contaminated sources are very common thing in city life which deteriorates the water quality and necessary treatment is required to make water usable. The investigation is based on laboratory tests on water samples obtained from seven Ponds and three Charas of Sylhet City Corporation. The selected parameters for assessing the water quality are PH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO). The present condition of Ponds and Charas water are not up to the mark and it is declining day by day. Proper initiatives need to take regarding the control of surface water pollution in Sylhet.

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Author Biographies

  • Jafor Ahmed Limon, Leading University

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Leading University, Sylhet, BANGLADESH

  • Md. Robin Sarker, Leading University

    Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Leading University, Sylhet, BANGLADESH

  • Md. Naeem Hossain, Leading University

    Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Leading University, Sylhet, BANGLADESH

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_oxygen_demand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH.

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The Environment Conservation Rules, 1997, Bangladesh.

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Limon, J. A. ., Sarker, M. R. ., & Hossain, M. N. . (2019). Water Quality Assessment of Ponds and Charas of Sylhet City based on pH, DO and BOD. Asia Pacific Journal of Energy and Environment, 6(1), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.18034/apjee.v6i1.262