Research Article
Impact of Brick Kilns’ Emission on Soil Quality of Agriculture Fields in the Vicinity of Selected Bhaktapur Area of Nepal
Table 2
pH of soil as influenced by distance from brick kiln chimney.
| Direction with respect to | Distance from brick kiln (meters) | Brick kiln | 50 | 100 | 150 |
| East | 6.860 ± 0.0058 | 6.915 ± 0.0012 | 6.355 ± 0.0007 | West | 6.985 ± 0.0026 | 6.15 ± 0.0153 | 7.1 ± 0.0115 | North | Res | Res | 6.465 ± 0.0009 | South | 7.2 ± 0.0033 | 6.59 ± 0.002 | 6.39 ± 0.0033 |
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refers to residential area.
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