Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Correlation matrix for surface soil samples

From: A chemical and multivariate statistical approach to assess the spatial variability of soil quality for environment around the Tamabil coal stockpile, Sylhet

Variables	pH	Total N₂	OM	K	P	S	Fe	As
pH	1.00
Total nitrogen	0.04	1.00
OM	− 0.16	− 0.16	1.00
K	0.280	− 0.21	− 0.09	1.00
P	− 0.22	0.12	0.47	0.25	1.00
S	− 0.41	− 0.13	− 0.17	− 0.16	− 0.18	1.00
Fe	− 0.056	− 0.02	0.03	0.04	0.32	0.24	1.00
As	− 0.299	− 0.03	− 0.32	− 0.29	− 0.15	0.71	0.41	1.00

** Italic values indicate the significant correlation between the various chemical parameters

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