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The deposition of sulphur and sodium in rainwater in the coastal region of Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. R. Bromfield ,
D. F. Debenham  and
I. R. Hancock
A. R. Bromfield
Affiliation:
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 30148, Nairobi, Kenya
D. F. Debenham
Affiliation:
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 30148, Nairobi, Kenya
I. R. Hancock
Affiliation:
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 30148, Nairobi, Kenya
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In a previous study (Bromfield, Debenham & Hancock, 1980) sulphur deposited in rainwater was measured in central Kenya some 450 km from the Indian Ocean. The study reported here was complementary and measured sulphur deposited in 1979 at the Kenya coast, adjacent to the Indian Ocean, in a small but important agricultural area. Sodium was also measured since it is an element of marine origin, present in air in particulate form, and can be compared with sulphur which is largely present in the air in gaseous form.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 97 , Issue 2 , October 1981 , pp. 309 - 311
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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