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Chemical Analysis of Drinking Water Samples of Some Primary Schools from Magura District, Bangladesh

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In order to ascertain water quality for human consumption, major and minor ions were evaluated in the drinking water supplied to the primary school students of Magura district in Bangladesh. Standard methods were used for determining physical and chemical characteristics of the water samples. Arsenic (As), Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) contents of the drinking water samples were also analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The data showed the variation of the investigated parameter in water samples as follows: pH 7.29 to 8.93, Electrical Conductivity (EC) 343 to 3000 µS/cm, chloride 10 to 725 mg/l, hardness 130 to 790 mg/l as CaCO3, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 178 to 1530 mg/l, As Below the Detection Limit (BDL) to 0.012 mg/l, Fe 0.03 to 3.79 mg/l and Mn 0.03 to 0.66 mg/l. The concentrations of testing parameter in the drinking water samples were not permit all the sources of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Bangladesh Drinking Standards (BDS) water quality guideline values.

Published in Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 5, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.wros.20160505.12
Page(s) 73-77
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Keywords

Drinking Water, Primary School Students, AAS, Metal Ions, Water Quality

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  • Department of Public Health Engineering, Zonal Laboratory, Khulna, Bangladesh

  • Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

  • Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

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