Research Article
Impact of Brick Kilns’ Emission on Soil Quality of Agriculture Fields in the Vicinity of Selected Bhaktapur Area of Nepal
Table 1
Textural classes, organic carbon content and organic matter content of soil as influenced by distance from brick kiln chimney.
| Distance | Direction | Sand (%) | Silt (%) | Clay (%) | Textural class | Organic carbon (%) | Organic matter (%) |
| 50 m | East | 8.2 | 74.8 | 17 | Silt loam | 0.483 | 0.833 | West | 7 | 75.2 | 17.8 | Silt loam | 0.513 | 0.885 | North | | | Res | | | | South | 11.2 | 71.1 | 17.7 | Silt loam | 0.277 | 0.477 |
| 100 m | East | 9 | 73 | 18 | Silt loam | 0.797 | 1.373 | West | 21 | 60 | 19 | Silt loam | 0.813 | 1.402 | North | | | Res | | | | South | 13.2 | 70 | 16.8 | Silt loam | 0.720 | 1.241 |
| 150 m | East | 20.5 | 65.5 | 14 | Silt loam | 0.813 | 1.402 | West | 20 | 67 | 13 | Silt loam | 0.930 | 1.603 | North | 23 | 65 | 12 | Silt loam | 0.757 | 1.304 | South | 12 | 72 | 16 | Silt loam | 0.737 | 1.270 |
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