Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 13 Correlation coefficients between different detected trace metals in surface sediments of the selected study sites

From: Eco-toxic risk assessment and source distribution of trace metals in surface sediments of the coastal and in four rivers estuary of Sarawak

	Zn	As	Fe	Mg	Mn	Ni	Cr	Cu	Co	Cd
Zn	1
As	0.747**	1
Fe	0.630**	0.48	1
Mg	0.849**	0.801**	0.625**	1
Mn	0.768**	0.741**	0.715**	0.790**	1
Ni	0.268	0.543*	0.477	0.4790	0.375	1
Cr	0.807**	0.686**	0.711**	0.739**	0.740**	0.496	1
Cu	0.499*	0.511*	0.581*	0.612*	0.799*	0.452	0.707**	1
Co	0.619*	0.630**	0.808**	0.726**	0.832**	0.667**	0.667**	0.812**	1
Cd	0.435	0.377	0.065	0.649*	0.252	0.331	0.342	0.241	0.267	1

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
Computed values were for all the selected study sites

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