Research Article
Impact of Brick Kilns’ Emission on Soil Quality of Agriculture Fields in the Vicinity of Selected Bhaktapur Area of Nepal
Table 7
Concentration of chromium (mg/kg) 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 | 10.002 ± 0.0003 | 1.676 ± 0.0007 | 1.676 ± 0.0003 | West | 6.673 ± 0.0009 | 6.673 ± 0.0006 | 3.331 ± 0.0006 | North | Res | Res | 1.67 ± 0.0067 | South | 10.005 ± 0.0006 | 8.339 ± 0.0002 | 6.67 ± 0.0058 |
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