M.Y.Khan1, Imtiyaz A. Raja2 and Aijaz Ahmad Bhat

1Department of Chemistry, Degree College Anantnag-192101 (Boys) 2Department of Zoology University Of Kashmir Srinagar -190006 (India) email : aijazafzal@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The present study was carried in the famous Dal Lake Kashmir .The Dal Lake is a eutrophic water body and is contaminated due to various inflows directly as well as indirectly. Main source of pollution comes from Dal dwellers and surrounding areas. During present study the metal contamination has been assessed in the drinking water of Dal dwellers. The study showed that there is an increasing trend in the metal contamination in the lake, no doubt still out of danger.

Key words : Dal Lake, metal contamination,

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