Comprehensive index analysis approach for ecological and human health risk assessment of a tributary river in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the water quality of the Turag River, an important tributary river in Dhaka, Bangladesh in terms of physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal contamination to assess the potential risks to both ecological systems and human health. The majority of the water samples complied with the acceptable limits established by the World Health Organization (WHO) for various parameters including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and magnesium adsorption ratio (MAR), except total hardness (TH). The sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), chloride (Cl^-)^, fluoride (F^-), nitrate (NO₃ ^-), and sulfat

SUBMITTER: Suchi PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260973 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature