• Dr. Upasana Datta
• Dr. Sufia Zaman
• Dr. Abhijit Mitra

Fly ash is a major hazard related to Thermal Power Stations and Mejia Thermal Power Station (MTPS) is no exception to this rule. We conducted a study on the biologically available heavy metal levels (Zn, Cu and Pb) and their bioaccumulation in the shoot of the three grassy species namely Typha elephantina, Saccharum spontaneum and Phragmites karka thriving on the dumped fly ash belt, during 2015 and 2016. There was significant variation in the Bioaccumulation Coefficient (BAC) between the three species with greater value in Saccharum spontaneum followed by Typha elephantina and Phragmites karka irrespective of the years and the heavy metals.

Mejia Thermal Power Station (MTPS); fly ash; grassy vegetation; Bioaccumulation Coefficient (BAC); heavy metal; phytoremediation

"Comparative analysis of Bioaccumulation Coefficient (BAC) in the three dominant grassy vegetation on fly ash in Mejia Thermal Power Station (MTPS) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.626-638, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808568.pdf

"Comparative analysis of Bioaccumulation Coefficient (BAC) in the three dominant grassy vegetation on fly ash in Mejia Thermal Power Station (MTPS) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp626-638, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808568.pdf