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Physicochemical assessment of Dhanmondi lake water in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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Published: Dec 31, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5155/eurjchem.13.4.402-406.2304
Keywords:
Pollution, Dhaka city, Lake water, Environment, Target parameter, Analytical methods
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Research Article
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Vol. 13 No. 4 (2022): December 2022
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Received 2022-07-08
Accepted 2022-09-01
Published 2022-12-31
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Mohammed Khorshed Ali
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chattogram-4318, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-3090
Ahmed Jubaer
Environmental Monitoring Department, EQMS Consulting Limited, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-3406
Muhammad Tasneem Zafar
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-1977
Mohammad Zahirul Islam Talukder
Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-5878

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to examine the quality of water in the large reservoir of the Dhaka city lake and to determine whether it would be economically acceptable to purify this water for later use and to make it usable. The water quality parameters investigated are pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, hardness, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, chloride, sulfate, phosphate, nitrite, nitrate, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, and dissolved oxygen. The study has been done targeting three specific locations on Dhanmondi Lake, where crowds are comparatively the highest. This implies that there is a significant likelihood of pollution as well. The results of our 13-month study show that the quality of Dhanmondi lake water is somewhat higher than the international standard and some is at a tolerable level determined by the Bangladesh Department of Environment.


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Ali, M. K.; Jubaer, A.; Zafar, M. T.; Talukder, M. Z. I. Physicochemical Assessment of Dhanmondi Lake Water in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Eur. J. Chem. 2022, 13, 402-406.

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Department of Environment (DoE), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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