Research Article

Benthic Macroinvertebrates Diversity as Bioindicator of Water Quality of Some Rivers in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Table 5

Water quality parameters in December 2015 in each station.

December 15
Karang MumusJembayanPampang
No.ParameterK-1K-2K-3Mean ± SDJ-1J-2J-3Mean ± SDP-1P-2P-3Mean ± SD

1Dissolved Oxygen5.976.053.975.33±1.187.237.157.177.18±0.047.357.337.47.36±0.04
2pH5.65.555.195.45±0.225.865.985.655.83±0.173.533.75.984.40±1.37
3BOD79.8166.7161.2769.27±9.531.270.10.960.78±0.613.352.570.12.01±1.70
4Temperature Change3029.8129.9729.93±0.1029.729.9229.3829.67±0.2727.1325.5425.6126.09±0.90
5Total Phosphate0.280.160.680.37±0.270.580.120.660.45±0.290.0500.110.05±0.06
6Nitrates0.10.0400.05±0.050.380.430.150.32±0.150.381.80.140.78±0.89
7Turbidity15.220.332.622.70±8.9433.639.918.630.70±10.942.461.192.231.96±0.68
8TDS245258270257.67±12.5010410396101.00±4.36216214102177.33±65.25

WQI = 42.2342.5334.7139.82±4.4350.9956.651.6253.07±3.0750.1951.4762.1454.60±6.56

CriteriaBBBBMMMMBMMM

Note: B: bad; M: medium or moderate.