Research Article

Physicochemical Properties of Bottom Sediments in Maruba Dam Reservoir, Machakos, Kenya

Table 1

The mean values of the physicochemical properties.

Sampling point(%)pH(g·cm−3)(mg·kg−1)(dS⋅m−1)
SandClaySiltNKOMsBDPEC

139.79 ± 1.8855.61 ± 2.094.60 ± 1.740.13 ± 0.020.47 ± 0.022.15 ± 0.126.64 ± 0.120.621 ± 0.01612.58 ± 1.930.223 ± 0.5
240.00 ± 0.9456.11 ± 1.943.89 ± 1.610.13 ± 0.110.46 ± 0.022.10 ± 0.726.63 ± 0.090.614 ± 0.01613.02 ± 1.490.224 ± 0.05
339.44 ± 1.0257.22 ± 0.753.33 ± 1.150.12 ± 0.010.44 ± 0.012.05 ± 0.176.62 ± 0.110.625 ± 0.01312.83 ± 1.20.23 ± 0.04