Research Article
Impact of Brick Kilns’ Emission on Soil Quality of Agriculture Fields in the Vicinity of Selected Bhaktapur Area of Nepal
Table 5
Concentration of nitrate (mol L−1) in soil as influenced by distance from brick kiln chimney.
| | Direction with respect to | Distance from brick kiln (meters) | | Brick kiln | 50 | 100 | 150 |
| | East | 2.136 ± 0.000 | 2.974 ± 0.00058 | 3.079 ± 0.00079 | | West | 8.052 ± 0.00115 | 23.55 ± 0.00058 | 29.99 ± 0.00058 | | North | Res. | Res. | 0.984 ± 0.00115 | | South | 2.188 ± 0.00058 | 2.503 ± 0.001 | 2.817 ± 0.001 |
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