Leachability study of heavy metals in disposal of CCR

Coal based thermal power plant are the major source of power generation in India. Combustion of coal gives rise to number of byproducts where coal ash is present in huge quantity. The disposal of such huge quantity of coal ash is a big environmental issue. Major proportion of fly ash is disposed in ash ponds which leads to deterioration of environmental quality. The present study focused to investigate in detail different characteristics of coal ash along with Leachability due to ash pond disposal. The collected coal ash was analyzed for the presence of different heavy metals in order to observe enrichment and partitioning behaviors of elements.