Research Article
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on Surface Water Nitrate Levels within a Kenyan Tea Plantation
Table 1
Nitrate-nitrogen levels in 2004.
| River | First application | Second application | Before | After | Before | After |
| Mogobich | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | Temochewa | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Kapsumbeiwa | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | Kibabet 1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Kamasai | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | Kibabet 2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Mokong | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | Kirondio | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | Kimutein | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | Kamng'oriom | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Means | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
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