Analysis of WASA Supplied Drinking Water Around Dhaka City from Laboratory Analysis Perspective

To investigate the toxic chemicals and microbial pathogens in Dhaka WASA drinking wate0, 25 sampling area was chosen from different thana of Dhaka city depending on the WASA supplied drinking water.?Toxic metals were analyzed by Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Phenolic compounds were analyzed by HPLC followed by solid phase extraction method and separated Bacteriological quality of water was determined by drop plate method for total bacterial counts and fecal coliform counts. The concentration of toxic metals was below the value of WHO guide line. Pentachlorophenol (PCP), content in all areas exceeded (0.08-0.22mg/L) the maximum level of WHO guide line value (0.001mg/L). Total coliform count (c.f.u/100mL) in the water sample of Bangshal, ShagunBagichaa, Jatrabari, Mohammadpur, Panthapath and Lalbagh areas were