Research Article
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on Surface Water Nitrate Levels within a Kenyan Tea Plantation
Table 3
Nitrate-nitrogen levels in 2006.
| River | First application | Second application | Before | After | Before | After |
| Mogobich | 0.6 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 2.8 | Temochewa | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Kapsumbeiwa | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Kibabet 1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Kamasai | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Kibabet 2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mokong | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Kirondio | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Kimutein | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | Kamng'oriom | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Means | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
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