International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 5 6 2015 June 18 Trace metals and Environmental Impact of Fly ash on Marine sediment in Tuticorin Coastal area, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India 15 19 EN Chauhan Sumedha 1 Yadav S.S. 2 HaddadBatool S. 1 Department of chemistry, college of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah, IRAQ MajeedNisreen N. 2 Al-RubaieAli Z. 3 Joshi Varsha 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, US Nagar 263145, Uttarakhand, INDIA Srivastava Anjana 2 Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, US Nagar 263145, Uttarakhand, INDIA Pankaj 3 Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, US Nagar 263145, Uttarakhand, INDIA Sharma Anita 4 SrivastavaPrakash 5 Chandra Prakash 6 Clara JeyageethaJ 1 Department of Chemistry, A.P.C Mahalaxmi College for Women, Tuticorin-628 002, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Kumar SugirthaP. 2 Department of Chemistry, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil-629 001, Tamil Nadu, INDIA > Research Paper 2015 5 13 2015 June 18 Major non-degradable pollutants of thermal power plants are heavy metals present in ash. Arsenic, barium, copper, molybdenum and zinc are normally present in fly ash, besides these lots of other metals are also present in traces. Therefore, the problems related with their safe management and disposal has become a major challenge. Heavy metals cannot be degraded biologically like other organic waste.A study was conducted to investigate the impact of fly ash pollution from Tuticorin thermal power plant in Tuticorin coast area. Sediment samples were collected from three different stations in and around 5 km of ash slurry discharge point of power plant. Trace elements of Cu, Fe, Pb were found high in station 1 due to ash slurry discharge. The results of the present study suggested the need for a regular monitoring program of the help to improve the sea water quality. Copyright@ International Science Community Association