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Table 5 Correlation analysis for metals in the warm and cold springs sediments *P < 0.05 **P < 0.01

From: Radon emanation and heavy-metals assessment of historical warm and cold springs in Nigeria using different matrices

Sediment Id and parameter

 

Pb

Cu

Fe

Cd

Ni

pH

Cold

Pb

1

     

Cu

− 0.37

1

    

Fe

0.28

− 0.18

1

   

Cd

0.27

− 0.23

0.10

1

  

Ni

0.66*

− 0.33

0.76*

0.66*

1

 

pH

0.27

− 0.37

− 0.31

0.33

− 0.21

1

Warm

Pb

1

     

Cu

0.34

1

    

Fe

− 0.01

− 0.18

1

   

Cd

0.43

0.28

0.08

1

  

Ni

0.43

0.33

− 0.30

0.57

1

1

pH

− 0.27

− 0.81**

0.31

0.08

− 0.04

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