Abstract The safe usage of groundwater for drinking has been an issue of consideration due to the advancement of human civilization. One of the main issues in metropolitan cities and industrial areas is the problem of heavy metal-related groundwater pollution. There could be bioaccumulation, bio magnification, and geo-accumulation as a result of these hazardous metals entering the ecosystem. It has been observed that mining and associated activities cause groundwater to become contaminated with heavy metals such as copper, lead, and zinc in many parts of the world. One of the significant compounds that, depending on their concentration in natural and manmade sources, can have both positive and negative effects on the human body is heavy metals. There is a fine line between consuming these heavy metals in excess and within the proper limits. Exposure to heavy metals has been linked to developmental retardation, and some other diseases and in extreme cases, deaths due to very high exposure. Therefore, in this work, groundwater samples from Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir were tested for Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), and Zinc (Zn) using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Along with heavy metals, physicochemical parameters such as pH and Electrical conductivity were measured in collected groundwater samples.
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