Water quality and TMDL determinations for the Chaopraya River, Thailand
N. Singkran
Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, NakhonPathom, Thailand
ABSTRACT: Water quality, loadings of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) of BOD for the Chaopraya River, Thailand were determined. The results showed that BOD loadings in the lower, middle, and upper river portions in 2014 were 172,326, 178,537, and 46,045 kg/d, respectively. Aquaculture and domestic wastewaters were major sources of BOD loadings. The TMDL of BOD were 284,230, 80,717, and 48,279 kg/d for the lower, middle, and upper Chaopraya, respectively in the wet season; and they were 42,866, 40,124, and 10,211 kg/d for the associated ...
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