Introduction To Water Quality Index River Pollution Index
Introduction To Water Quality Index River Pollution Index
Introduction To Water Quality Index River Pollution Index
Workshop on
Introduction to
Water Quality Index (WQI)
River Pollution Index (RPI)
Md. Mehedi Hassan Masum
Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering
Port City International University
• Proportionality Constant,
Table: WQI range, status and possible usage of the water sample
Water quality
WQI Possible usage
status (WQS)
0–25 Excellent Drinking, irrigation and industrial
mg/L
Similar calculation need to be done for all parameters.
Similar
calculation need to be
= 134.88
done for all parameters.
𝑄 𝑖 𝑊 𝑖 55.17
𝑊𝑄𝐼 =
∑ = =55.17
𝑊𝑖 1.00
RPI refers to the arithmetic average of these index scores with respect to
the water quality:
4
1
𝑅𝑃𝐼 = ∑ 𝑆 𝑖
4 𝑖= 0
where
Si = the index scores based on Table 1
RPI value ranges from 1 to 10.
DO (mg/L) 2 6
BOD5 (mg/L) 1 1
SS (mg/L) 50 6
NH3-N (mg/L) 5 10
Total Point 23
RPI =23/4=5.75
Status Moderately
polluted