Impact of Brick Kilns’ Emission on Soil Quality of Agriculture Fields in the Vicinity of Selected Bhaktapur Area of Nepal

Table 3

Water absorptivity in soil (mg/L) as influenced by distance from brick kiln chimney.

Direction with respect to	Distance from brick kiln (meters)
Brick kiln	50	100	150
East	2.4	2.55	2.25
West	2.4	2.7	2.4
North	Res	Res	3.0
South	3.3	2.3	2.9

refers to residential area.