Q. Determine Water Quality Index of monitoring data from a river as tabulated below.

Parameter Concentration/Value
BOD 120 mg/l
COD 200 mg/l
Suspended solids 1500 mg/l
DO 10%
pH 5.5
Ammonia Nitrogen 10 mg/l

Solution:
Equation for WQI determination as follows:

WQI = 0.22 x SIDO + 0.19 x SIBOD + 0.16 x SICOD + 0.15 x SIAN + 0.16 x SISS + 0.12 x
SIpH

Then, determine subindex value for each parameter:

SIDO = -0.395 + 0.030x^2 – 0.00020x^3 bagi 8% <x< 92%

=-0.395+0.030(10)^2 – 0.00020(10)^3
=2.405

SIBOD = 108* exp (-0.055x) - 0.1x bagi x > 5

=108* exp (-0.055(120)) - 0.1(120)
= -11.85

SISS = 0 bagi x >=1000

SICOD = 103*exp (-0.0157x) - 0.04x bagi x >= 20

= 103*exp (-0.0157(200)) - 0.04(200)
= -3.54

SIAN = 0 bagi x >= 4

SIpH = -242 + 95.5x - 6.67 x2 bagi 5.5 <= x < 7

= -242 + 95.5(5.5) - 6.67(5.5)2
= 81.46
WQI = 0.22 x SIDO + 0.19 x SIBOD + 0.16 x SICOD + 0.15 x SIAN
+ 0.16 x SISS + 0.12 x SIpH

= (0.22 x 2.405) + (0.19 x -11.85) + (0.16 x -3.54) + (0.15 x 0) + (0.16 x

0) + ( 0.12 x 81.46)

= 7.49