Welcome

To
MY Thesis Presentation
MONITORING SEASONAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL SALINITY
AT SOUTH COAST OF BANGLADESH DURING 2022 – 2023.
 Supervisor Co-Supervisor
Prof. Dr. Md. Kabirul Islam Prof. Dr. Md. Fazlul Haque

Department of Soil Science

Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Dumki, Patuakhali-8602
 Outline of my Presentation

 Introduction
 Objectives
 Methodology
 Result and Discussion
 Conclusion
 Recommendation
 Introduction

Increasing salinity is a crucial issue to the

people of the coastal region of Bangladesh.
Salinity is considered as one of the most
serious threats to the environment.
 It is a serious threat to the crop production in
the southern region of Bangladesh.
 Introduction cont’d
 Research on determination of soil salinity status in coastal area of Patuakhali
and Barguna district is limited till date.

 Soil salinity received very little attention in the past. There is no continuous
monitoring about soil in study area.
 The present piece of study was undertaken to provide better understanding of
seasonal variability of soil salinity during dry period in south coast of
Bangladesh.

 Recent attention has been paid to the impact of seasonal variability of soil
salinity on crop production.
 Objectives

 To assess the better understanding of seasonal variability of soil

salinity in the study area.

 To observe the different chemical properties of soil of the study area.

 Methods and Materials
Chemical Analysis Lab of SSC
Place of Department, Patuakhali Science and
Activities Technology University.

• Labukhali Point of Dumki

• Nilgonj Point of Kalapara
• Hajipur Point of Kalapara
• Alipur Point of Kalapara
Sampling • Tulatali Point of Kalapara
Sites • Nabinpur Point of Kalapara
• Amtoli Point of Barguna
• Bandra Point of Barguna
• Thermal power plant of Kalapara
Methods and Materials (cont’d)
Analysis of different chemical properties
of collected soil samples following
standard methods.

 pH
 Electrical Conductivity
 Bicarbonate
 Chloride
 Sulphur
 Phosphorus
 Potassium
 Sodium
 Sodium Chloride
Results and Discussion
Table 1. pH of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different
sampling dates during 2022 – 2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
pH

Labukhali Inside 8.02 6.56 7.95 5.73 6.05 5.92 6.29 6.25
Outside 8.03 7.18 8.09 6.49 6.65 7.26 7.05 7.25
Nilgonj Inside 7.51 6.27 7.11 5.48 5.58 5.76 5.6 6.19
Outside 7.37 6.31 7.38 6.92 6.09 5.87 6.64 6.65
Hazipur Inside 7.77 6.09 7.23 5.03 5.1 5.77 4.81 5.97
Outside 7.09 6.51 7.31 6.25 7.49 5.84 6.56 6.72
Alipur Inside 7.7 5.09 6.7 5.46 7.51 5.73 6.25 6.35
Outside 7.37 7.08 7.17 6.24 7.16 5.77 6.43 6.75
Tulatoli Inside 6.75 6.81 7.8 4.52 8.3 4.8 5.65 6.38
Outside 6.34 6.36 6.96 5.63 7.18 5.57 6.42 6.35
Nabinpur Inside 6.91 6.56 6.76 5.59 7.47 5.66 5.76 6.39
Outside 6.74 6.54 6.8 5.79 7.2 6.18 6.42 6.52
Amtali Inside 7.03 6.96 7.12 6.04 7.75 6 5.93 6.69
Outside 6.75 6.33 6.93 5.6 7.34 4.91 6.65 6.36
Bandra Inside 5.1 5.22 4.87 4.1 4.14 4.34 4.63 4.63
Outside 6.39 6.37 6.03 5.48 5.29 5.29 5.89 5.82
Thermal Inside 5.68 5.1 4.83 4.69 5.02 4.26 4.32 4.84
power plant Outside 5.47 5.32 2.33 5.36 5.78 3.25 5.76 4.75
 0.9
Inside polder Outside polder 0.8
0.8
0.69 0.7
0.7

0.6 Labukhali 0.55

0.5 0.48

0.38
EC value (ds\m)

0.4
0.33
0.3 0.29
0.3 0.35
0.19
0.2 0.17
0.1
0.1 0.14

0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling
Figure 1: Electrical conductivity of soil samples from inside and outside at the polder of
Labukhali point of Dumki, Patuakhali during November-2022 to May-2023.
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12.5
12 Inside polder Outside polder
10.04
10 Nilgonj 9.2 8.5
EC value (ds/m)

8 7.3
8.02 7.88
6 5.7 5.35
6.7

4
3.07
2.17
2 0.89
0.57
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling

Figure 2 : Electrical conductivity of soil samples from inside and outside of the polder at
Nilgonj point of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November-2022 to May-2023.
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Inside Polder Outside Polder
2.75
2.5 2.66
2.2
2
2
EC value (ds\m)

Hazipur
1.5

1 0.57 0.85 0.9

0.45 0.76
0.32
0.5
0.5
0.37 0.4
0.25
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling

Figure 3 : Electrical conductivity of soil samples collected from inside and outside of the
polder at Hazipur point of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
 0.16 0.15
Inside Polder Outside Polder
0.14 Tulatoli
0.12
0.12
EC value (ds\m)

0.1 0.09
0.08
0.08
0.065
0.06
0.06 0.05
0.045 0.043
0.04
0.04 0.032
0.02
0.02 0.014
0.028
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.

Date of Sampling

Figure 4 : Electrical conductivity of soil samples collected from inside and outside of the
polder at Tulatoli point of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
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Inside polder Outside polder
7 6.8
6.1
6 5.66 5.7
5.04
Alipur 5.69
EC value(ds/m)

5
4.3
5.27
4
2.89
3
2.07
2 0.95
0.38
1
0.18
0.86
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling
Figure 5 : Electrical conductivity of soil samples collected from inside and outside of the
polder at Alipur point of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
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Inside Polder Outside Polder
5.9
6 5.54

5 4.8
Nabinpur 4.5 4.5
4
4
3
EC value (ds\m)

3 2.57
2.25 2.16
2
1.39
0.57
0.96
1
0.07
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.

Date of Sampling

Figure 6. Electrical conductivity of soil collected from inside and outside of the polder at
Nabinpur point of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
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Inside Polder Outside Polder 1.8
1.8
1.6
1.4
Amtali 1.2
1.2
EC value(ds/m)

1.05
1 0.9
0.8 0.8
0.65 0.6
0.5 0.4
0.6
0.45 0.41
0.4
0.15 0.35
0.2 0.3
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling

Figure 7. Electrical conductivity of soil collected from inside and outside of the polder at
Amtali point of Barguna, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
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6.67
7 Inside Polder Outside Polder

6
Bandra 4.9
5
4.28 5.27 4.29
EC value (ds/m)

4 3.7
2.7
3
3.13 2.16
1.8
2
0.5
1.9
1
1.16
0 0.21
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling

Figure 8. Electrical conductivity of soil collected from inside and outside of the polder at
Bandra point of Barguna, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
 2.5

Inside Polder Outside Polder 2

2
Thermal power plant
1.5 1.5
1.5 1.35 1.35
1.12
1
EC value (ds/m)

1 0.86
0.79
0.57
0.5 0.37 0.36 0.34
0.09
0
15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May.
Date of Sampling
Figure 9. Electrical conductivity of soil collected from inside and outside of the polder at
Thermal power plant of Kalapara, Patuakhali during November 2022-May 2023.
Table 2. Bicarbonate of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different sampling
dates during 2022-2023.
Sampling dates ( 2022-2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
HCO3¯(ppm)

Labukhali Inside 671 793 366 183 549 610 1159 618.71
Outside 732 976 610 488 976 1281 1098 880.14
Nilgonj Inside 549 915 671 854 1281 1464 1098 1002.19
Outside 488 732 546 587 1464 1830 1403 812.43
Hazipur Inside 305 427 366 732 1220 1708 915 810.43
Outside 366 488 549 1220 1403 1281 1281 941.19
Alipur Inside 610 427 305 854 976 1447 854 807.43
Outside 549 732 610 1098 1281 1645 1220 1019.33
Tulatoli Inside 488 366 244 610 610 1220 549 583.86
Outside 549 671 488 1081 1064 1037 1012 932.48
Nabinpur Inside 308 732 248 671 976 819 671 631.14
Outside 588 671 549 1647 1586 1708 1605 1134.90
Amtali Inside 405 244 366 549 671 948 549 587.86
Outside 688 427 305 1142 1037 1098 1464 975.19
Bandra Inside 488 249 183 793 2074 1769 854 915.0
Outside 671 793 305 854 1586 1586 1098 984.71
Thermal Inside 366 671 238 549 671 819 732 578.86
power plant Outside 427 366 366 1037 918 1037 1098 749.9
Table 3. Chloride of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Borguna district at different
sampling dates during 2022-2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Cl-(ppm)

Labukhali Inside 71 86.4 63.6 177 288 290 415 198.71

Outside 56.5 54.7 54.1 53.3 119 180 196 101.94
Nilgonj Inside 287 1087 1036 1332 1285 1230 1132 1055.62
Outside 252 1180 937 1016 1083 1156 950 939.14
Hazipur Inside 87.5 770 518 1365 1265 1056 1043 889.54
Outside 413 821 860 1087 1348 1320 878 961.43
Alipur Inside 90.7 434 1037 1144 1380 1260 1320 952.1
Outside 191 462 536 989 1148 1350 1445 874.42
Tulatoli Inside 121.7 103.8 768 247 996 438 723 386.61
Outside 232 590 1227 579 1065 645 839 739.57
Nabinpur Inside 109.9 480 698 1080 1278 1265 899 830.03
Outside 290 983 1123 1276 1354 1098 1060 1026.29

Amtali Inside 56.9 61 103.2 171 467 200 344 199.53

Outside 58 82 72 156 623 650 411 291.57

Bandra Inside 75 581 466 270 768 989 1078 603.8

Outside 97 149.7 212 128 994 789 1350 531.39

Thermal Inside 98 378 170 428 860 554 674 444.16

power plant Outside 186 864 286 752 1078 678 952 685.14
Table 4. Phosphorus of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at
different sampling dates during 2022-2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
P(ppm)
Labukhali Inside 8.8 15 13.9 19.6 20.8 63.6 61.9 29.1
Outside 10.8 13.7 11.2 19.6 56 35.5 59.3 29.4
Nilgonj Inside 15.4 7.7 5.7 21.1 16 35.6 59.3 19
Outside 11.2 19.6 34.8 29.7 48.3 35.8 51.2 32.9
Hazipur Inside 22 19.2 7.5 15.4 20.3 18.3 36.1 19.8
Outside 8.8 15.2 24.2 19.2 17.7 36.9 143.8 38
Alipur Inside 4.4 10.2 17.1 15.2 32.4 20.9 69.6 24.3
Outside 11 10.1 4 20.7 20.3 19.8 44.6 18.6
Tulatoli Inside 18.7 20.7 7.9 18.3 19 28 40.3 21.8
Outside 18.1 15.4 12.6 32.8 31.8 31.6 64 29.4
Nabinpur Inside 8.2 13.7 14.5 29.5 28.6 24.3 75.8 27.8
Outside 14.8 15.2 4.4 26.2 25.1 35 133.9 36.4
Amtali Inside 7.7 10.8 1.8 24.4 64.2 23.8 109.3 34.6
Outside 7.1 11.5 9.5 116.1 64.2 71.2 54.3 47.7
Bandra Inside 12.1 12.8 12.1 70.5 38.5 17.4 135 42.6
Outside 22.5 15 8.4 21.1 22.5 13.8 69.6 24.7
Thermal Inside 7.5 7.1 5.7 17.8 27 10.4 75.3 21.5
power plant Outside 9.7 14.1 5.7 35.5 31.6 15.3 111.4 31.9
Table 5. Sulphur of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different
sampling dates during 2022-2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
S(ppm)

Labukhali Inside 30.3 38.3 21 979.1 87.1 221 467.1 263.4

Outside 25 14 13 204.1 47 19 185 72.6
Nilgonj Inside 119 120 275 445 439 752 722 410.3
Outside 83 211 179.3 569.9 442.9 679.3 1080.1 463.7
Hazipur Inside 32 150 261.3 876 510.1 665.3 661.4 452.3
Outside 99 142.7 304.3 980 452 838.3 761.9 511.2
Alipur Inside 100 104 228.3 978.5 490 880.7 694.9 496.6
Outside 52 78.3 163 1072.7 441 704 740 464.4
Tulatoli Inside 13 30.3 17 561.1 68.1 100.7 167.9 136.9
Outside 17 215 462.3 790.5 563 789 1374.4 493.5
Nabinpur Inside 32 212.3 309 810.9 357.9 598 1554.1 465
Outside 33 350.3 285.3 780 494.1 687.3 660.2 470
Amtali Inside 167.3 24 44 1235 119.1 109.3 702.9 343.1
Outside 37 82 25 890 202.3 114.7 326.1 239.6
Bandra Inside 54 93.3 262.4 1080.6 1019.1 131 134.9 410.8
Outside 40 38.3 93 1098 464.9 271 544 364
Thermal Inside 24 34 60 1071 154.9 322 394 294.3
power plant Outside 81.3 217.3 123 890.7 371.9 337.3 389 344.4
Table 6. Potassium of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different sampling
dates during 2022 -2023.
Sampling dates ( 2022-2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
K (meq/100 g soil)

Labukhali Inside 0.005 0.010 0.013 0.021 0.011 0.005 0.006 0.01
Outside 0.009 0.008 0.007 0.014 0.006 0.003 0.004 0.008
Nilgonj Inside 0.023 0.028 0.046 0.048 0.023 0.016 0.018 0.029
Outside 0.018 0.032 0.033 0.041 0.028 0.011 0.015 0.026
Hazipur Inside 0.018 0.014 0.020 0.028 0.017 0.005 0.006 0.015
Outside 0.028 0.018 0.033 0.069 0.040 0.016 0.024 0.033
Alipur Inside 0.028 0.014 0.046 0.055 0.023 0.016 0.024 0.033
Outside 0.009 0.023 0.055 0.062 0.045 0.029 0.018 0.029
Tulatoli Inside 0.014 0.014 0.02 0.048 0.017 0.011 0.018 0.020
Outside 0.018 0.032 0.079 0.110 0.040 0.032 0.024 0.048
Nabinpur Inside 0.014 0.009 0.013 0.041 0.011 0.043 0.012 0.020
Outside 0.025 0.037 0.046 0.069 0.028 0.016 0.018 0.033
Amtali Inside 0.014 0.019 0.020 0.034 0.011 0.021 0.015 0.018
Outside 0.017 0.012 0.013 0.021 0.017 0.048 0.019 0.021
Bandra Inside 0.016 0.018 0.026 0.034 0.011 0.021 0.006 0.018
Outside 0.021 0.025 0.033 0.048 0.028 0.027 0.024 0.027
Thermal Inside 0.015 0.019 0.020 0.034 0.011 0.021 0.012 0.018
power plant Outside 0.013 0.015 0.029 0.048 0.017 0.027 0.018 0.023
Table 7. Sodium of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different sampling dates
during 2022-2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Na (meq/100 g soil)

Labukhali Inside 0.013 0.015 0.028 0.052 0.026 0.017 0.015 0.022
Outside 0.025 0.013 0.014 0.018 0.013 0.010 0.013 0.011
Nilgonj Inside 0.110 0.138 0.584 0.648 0.447 0.262 0.247 0.34
Outside 0.082 0.353 0.423 0.531 0.383 0.165 0.233 0.31
Hazipur Inside 0.038 0.089 0.268 0.246 0.268 0.165 0.137 0.27
Outside 0.025 0.128 0.352 0.674 0.485 0.317 0.316 0.32
Alipur Inside 0.063 0.028 0.395 0.466 0.217 0.138 0.151 0.21
Outside 0.025 0.076 0.380 0.531 0.523 0.248 0.343 0.30
Tulatoli Inside 0.025 0.013 0.142 0.265 0.138 0.128 0.110 0.13
Outside 0.050 0.026 0.620 0.739 0.434 0.579 0.302 0.41
Nabinpur Inside 0.025 0.087 0.183 0.155 0.189 0.069 0.110 0.10
Outside 0.080 0.201 0.634 0.674 0.447 0.083 0.274 0.34
Amtali Inside 0.049 0.079 0.042 0.065 0.026 0.014 0.041 0.03
Outside 0.028 0.023 0.028 0.078 0.051 0.045 0.027 0.03
Bandra Inside 0.025 0.038 0.155 0.324 0.255 0.193 0.110 0.16
Outside 0.013 0.015 0.240 0.337 0.306 0.221 0.229 0.19
Thermal Inside 0.013 0.025 0.085 0.143 0.077 0.055 0.096 0.07
power Outside 0.038 0.063 0.155 0.492 0.191 0.152 0.151 0.18
Table 8. Sodium Chloride of soil samples collected from different locations of Patuakhali and Barguna district at different
sampling dates during 2022-2023.
Sampling Dates (2022 – 2023)
Locations Mean
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
NaCl (%)

Labukhali Inside 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.67
Outside 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.29
Nilgonj Inside 1.1 4.3 4.1 19.6 11.7 31.4 15.4 12.51
Outside 1 12.4 3.7 12.5 12.1 19.1 15.5 10.9
Hazipur Inside 0.3 3 2 5.3 10 21.7 8.8 7.3
Outside 2.4 3.2 2.9 15.2 14.6 27.4 16.9 11.8
Alipur Inside 0.4 1.7 4.7 10.3 5 6.5 5.9 4.93
Outside 0.7 1.8 2.1 11.1 14.6 18.5 13.9 8.96
Tulatoli Inside 0.1 0.4 0.3 1 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.7
Outside 0.9 6.2 4.8 17.3 13.2 36.6 20.7 14.24
Nabinpur Inside 0.1 0.9 2.7 4.2 2.8 5 3.5 2.89
Outside 1.1 5 4.4 13.6 10.9 8 11.5 6.34
Amtali Inside 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.1 8.4 14.4 4.2 5.36
Outside 0.4 0.6 0.8 7.3 6.1 13 8.4 1.6
Bandra Inside 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.6 5.36
Outside 0.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 2.9 5 4.9 5.23
Thermal Inside 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.4 1.37
power Outside 0.2 0.3 0.3 6.1 1.8 2.4 0.6 4.14
 Conclusion and Recommendation
 Polder had remarkable effect on maximum soil properties studies in all
points of all locations.
 Polder was found very effective to reduce salinity problem in coastal
region. Salinity starts to rise up after monsoon and reached maximum in
dry period.

 Soil salinity of the study area showed slightly to moderately saline.

 Fertility status of most saline soils of study area ranges from low to very
low in respect to organic matter and nutrient content.

 Combating land salinization problem is vital for food security in the

country through the adoption of long term land management strategy.