2.06 Water Quality Status Of Major Rivers Of Bangladesh, 1996
| Parameters | Jamuna | Buriganga | Shitalakhya | Meghna | Padma | Proposed Standards For Fishing Water (Bangladesh) |
| PH | 6.7-7.5 | 6.8-7.3 | 7.1-7.8 | 6.3-8.0 | 7.0-7.8 | 6.5-8.5 |
| EC | 160-505 | 160-390 | 175-495 | 60-900 | 136-740 | 800-1000 |
| Cloride | 1-22 | 9-27 | 2-22 | 2-24 | 5-46 | 600 |
| Ts | 148-260 | 179-339 | 143-254 | 39-267 | 398-700 | - |
| DO | 5.1-7.5 | 1.3-6.6 | 6.3-8.8 | 5.5-8.8 | 5.5-7.7 | 4-6 |
| BOD | 1-4.0 | 0.6-12 | 0.8-2.5 | 1.1-3.4 | 1.1-1.8 | 6 |
| Note : All units in mg/L excepting EC. Unit of EC is micro S/cm. BOD at 20oc and 5 days. | ||||||
| PH = Negative logarithm of Hydrogen ion concentration | ||||||
| EC = Electrical Conductivity | ||||||
| TS = Total Solids | ||||||
| DO = Dissolved Oxygen | ||||||
| BOD = Biochemical Oxygen Demand | ||||||
| Source: Directorate of Environment. | ||||||