Power Plant Ash Water treatment methods and its utilization for domestic application and good effluent water treatment practices

Suresh Shukla; M.A. Singaracharya

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Power Plant Ash Water treatment methods and its utilization for domestic application and good effluent water treatment practices

Suresh Shukla, M. A. Singaracharya

Abstract :

The water quality from the outlet of Ash Pond of power plants was studied. The water quality was assessed by monitoring various physico chemical parameters like pH, Suspended Solids (SS), BOD, COD, TDS, Oil & Grease, Sulphide (S), Sulphate (SO4--) and Chloride (Cl-) – total 9 parameters. The assessed quality of water was compared with permissible standards prescribed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) and found that the ash pond water can be successfully utilized for irrigation and horticulture proposes.