Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh

Abstract In the present study, surface water samples were collected during three seasons (summer, monsoon and winter) from four different study sites (T-dam, Padma Garden, I-dam and Talaimari point) of Padma River at Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and various physicochemical and bacterial parameters were ana...

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Main Authors: Md. Ayenuddin Haque, Md. Abu Sayed Jewel, Mst. Papia Sultana
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Applied Water Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-018-0885-5
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author Md. Ayenuddin Haque
Md. Abu Sayed Jewel
Mst. Papia Sultana
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Md. Abu Sayed Jewel
Mst. Papia Sultana
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description Abstract In the present study, surface water samples were collected during three seasons (summer, monsoon and winter) from four different study sites (T-dam, Padma Garden, I-dam and Talaimari point) of Padma River at Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and various physicochemical and bacterial parameters were analyzed based on standard methods. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in physicochemical parameters were observed among the seasons and sites except for water temperature. However, except for fecal coliform, other bacterial parameters such as total heterotrophic bacteria, total coliform and Vibrio cholerae counts showed significant differences (p < 0.05) among the seasons, while difference among the sites was insignificant (p < 0.05). The result also showed that all the bacterial parameters were maximum during summer and minimum during monsoon season. Untreated sewage and industrial effluents together with reduced water flow and water level were found to increase bacterial counts during summer at Site 2 (Padma Garden). Although the present situation is not serious and alarming enough, the river water requires intensive monitoring to improve its quality for better and sustainable management.
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spelling doaj.art-ebe38de81690418fa876f4c17f1627232022-12-22T01:50:22ZengSpringerOpenApplied Water Science2190-54872190-54952018-12-01911810.1007/s13201-018-0885-5Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, BangladeshMd. Ayenuddin Haque0Md. Abu Sayed Jewel1Mst. Papia Sultana2Department of Fisheries, University of RajshahiDepartment of Fisheries, University of RajshahiDepartment of Statistics, University of RajshahiAbstract In the present study, surface water samples were collected during three seasons (summer, monsoon and winter) from four different study sites (T-dam, Padma Garden, I-dam and Talaimari point) of Padma River at Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and various physicochemical and bacterial parameters were analyzed based on standard methods. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in physicochemical parameters were observed among the seasons and sites except for water temperature. However, except for fecal coliform, other bacterial parameters such as total heterotrophic bacteria, total coliform and Vibrio cholerae counts showed significant differences (p < 0.05) among the seasons, while difference among the sites was insignificant (p < 0.05). The result also showed that all the bacterial parameters were maximum during summer and minimum during monsoon season. Untreated sewage and industrial effluents together with reduced water flow and water level were found to increase bacterial counts during summer at Site 2 (Padma Garden). Although the present situation is not serious and alarming enough, the river water requires intensive monitoring to improve its quality for better and sustainable management.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-018-0885-5Physicochemical parametersColiform bacteriaVibrio choleraePadma River
spellingShingle Md. Ayenuddin Haque
Md. Abu Sayed Jewel
Mst. Papia Sultana
Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
Applied Water Science
Physicochemical parameters
Coliform bacteria
Vibrio cholerae
Padma River
title Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
title_full Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
title_fullStr Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
title_short Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of Padma River, Bangladesh
title_sort assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in surface water of padma river bangladesh
topic Physicochemical parameters
Coliform bacteria
Vibrio cholerae
Padma River
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-018-0885-5
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