• O.V.SHEEBHA MALAR
• C. Isac Sobana Raj
• T.K. Jayasutha

Air pollution causes breathing ailments like bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, lung cancer. It affects the central nervous system due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The chemical nature and size of the particles are more important than the particulate matter load in the atmosphere. Particles in the size range 0.001-1μm exert several important effects. They are responsible for electrical phenomena in the atmosphere, cloud and fog formation. They play an important role in determining the heat balance of the earth’s atmosphere through light reflection. They serve as nuclei for the formation of ice crystals and water droplets. They are involved in several chemical reactions in the atmosphere, such as Neutralization reactions in water droplets, catalytic effects of small particles of metal oxides on oxidation reactions and photochemical oxidation reactions. This paper deals with all the study techniques that were involved in the collection of aerosol particles and analysis of chemical composition of particulates for a period of three months from March 2014 to June 2014 in Tuticorin industrial area. The present research was envisaged to cover the objectives to assess the concentration of the Suspended Particulates Mater (SPM) in the study area, to assess the concentration of the Respirable Suspended Particulates Mater in the study area (RSPM), to find distribution pattern of Respirable Suspended Particulates Mater and Suspended Particulates Mater in the study area.

Respirable; Suspended Particulates Matter,air pollution, health effect, pollutants,Thermal

"A Study On Atmospheric Suspended Particulate Matter Near Thermal Power Station, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.3761-3769, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010491.pdf

"A Study On Atmospheric Suspended Particulate Matter Near Thermal Power Station, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp3761-3769, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010491.pdf