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Water quality monitoring of major rivers at Khulna city corporation,

Bangladesh: A sustainability assessment

Conference Paper · October 2016

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 Water quality monitoring of major rivers at Khulna city corporation, Bangladesh: A sustainability
assessment

Md. Aminur Rahman1, Md. Shahruk Nur-A-Tomal2 and Md. Abul Hashem2
1
Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Zonal Laboratory, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
2
Department of Leather Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna-9203,
Bangladesh

Abstract
Khulna is one of the largest south-western city corporations of Bangladesh. The dwellers of Khulna City
Corporation (KCC) are suffering for water scarcity. In addition, salinity is a problem in groundwater at different
wards of KCC. KCC stands on the bank of the rivers Rupsa and Bhairab. The water quality parameters of rivers
around KCC, especially Bhairab and Rupsa River were analyzed to evaluate suitability of river’s water for the
city dwellers. The water samples which were collected from different locations of Bhairab and Rupsa River were
analyzed to determine water quality parameters. The determined values were compared with the Bangladesh
standards for drinking water. The results indicate that values of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cr, Cd, As, Pb, PO 43-, NO3-, NO2-,
and SO42- were below the standard limit for both rivers in contrast other values like total dissolved solids, total
suspended solids, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, turbidity, Fe, Ca and Cl- values were
higher than the permissible level. It seems that water quality parameters of Rupsa River are worse than Bhairab
river. It seems that the river water was not suitable for drinking and household work which could lead health
risks for city dwellers.

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Corresponding author E-mail address: mahashem96@yahoo.com, mahashem@le.kuet.ac.bd

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