Water quality parameters

Unit

Treated drainage wastewater

*ECR’97 discharge standard

SS-1

SS-2

SS-3

pH

-

7.37

7.32

7.99

4.5 - 8

DO

mg/l

8.79

5.03

6.90

-

BOD5

mg/l

40

60

115

50

COD

mg/l

196

226

256

200

TDS

mg/l

1356

1450

1500

2100

TSS

mg/l

48

55

85

150

Hardness as CaCO3

mg/l

134

121

76

-

Alkalinity as CaCO3

mg/l

280

353

185

-

Chloride

mg/l

600

393

550

600

Nitrate

mg/l

1.1

0.20

0.9

10

Phosphate

mg/l

5.26

1.31

0.47

35

Sulfate

mg/l

11.3

9.3

11.8

-

Iron

mg/l

0.01

0.02

0.06

2

Electrical Conductivity

µS/cm

1785

1929

1874

1200

Color

Pt.Co.

136

132

18

-

Turbidity

NTU

13.9

8.04

2.18

-

E. Coli

Nos/100 ml

2400

2000

2100

-

Total Coliform

Nos/100 ml

2600

7600

9800

1000