Consequences of Carcenogenic Elements in Ground and Surface Water in Rawalakot and Surrounding and Health Risk Assessment in the Area. a Case Study

: The chemical quality of water in Rawalakot has been studied to evaluate the carcinogenic health effects in the area. Recently a extensive study has been conducted to know the water quality in the area. In the year 2024-2025 where many adults and children died with cancer and heart diseases. These diseases are likely to water borne. At least 50% adults were within the age of 30-50. It was found during survey of the area that drinking water is the main cause of heart and cancer diseases. The study area was divided in to two groups for heart and cancer diseases. In the group -1 the peoples were investigated for heart diseases. There were many causes but drinking water was one of them. The second group was group-2 the cancer which was investigated and found that environmental pollution indoor and outdoor pollution, agricultural chemical carcinogenic effects, pollutants in drinking water coming from agricultural chemicals, pesticides, hospital waste water, unusual disposal of hospital wastes, sewage water, poor drainage from city, homes, housing schemes, waste disposal in open Nullah water, the waste from slater homes, dropped in Nullah water are some of the causes of cancer. The water samples were analyzed in PCSIR Karachi and EPA Islamabad. Data was also collected from other sources. 50% cases were waterborne. The carcinogenic elements like Pb, Hg, Cu, Zn, Ar, AS, Cr, Cd, Ca, Mg, Fe, Na, K, Cl, Mn, Ni, CO3, HCO3, NO, SO4, were detected. Hardness, TDS, and PH, was taken in the field. TDS was found from three type of sources. The groundwater, tape water and Nullah water. All of them were polluted. The atomic absorption was used to detect health hazard elements. The health hazard elements increases from organic and inorganic sources. 35-50% carcinogenic elements are coming from soil, mining and disposal of sewage water which effect surface and groundwater to a greater extent. The water sample taken from hospital were high in Pb 4.1 mg/l, Fe 0.6 mg /l, cd 1.7 mg/l, Mn 1.0 mg/l, Zn 0.2 mg/l, Ni 2.5 mg/l . It was found that in Kanaparat Pb in water was 1.4 mg/l, Baikh 3.0 gm/l, Chotagala 3.9gm/l, Khaigala 3.7 gm/l. A spring near CMH Rawalakot contain Pb 3.7 mg/l, Trar 3.2 mg/l. This situation is highly dangerous for people living there [in the area], and there is no alternate source of water to fulfill the requirement. Other carcinogenic elements like CU range between 1.0-3.2 mg/l, Ni 2.0-4.0mg/l, Zn 1.0-5.2mg/l, Mn 0.1-5.7mg/l. All these elements are> WHO Limits. The waterborne diseases like tumor, kidney failure heart diseases are common in the area. The purification plants are not found except a small plant installed near Medical college. The water of this plant also contains Pb, CU, Zn, and Hg > WHO limits [0.01mg/l].