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. 2023 Aug 11;13:13069. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40266-7

Table 7.

Principal component extractions and their loadings.

PC 1 PC 2 PC 3 PC 4 PC 5
pH  − 0.115 0.583 0.365  − 0.340 0.166
EC 0.495 0.738 0.371 0.016 0.029
TDS 0.497 0.740 0.366 0.016 0.028
Al 0.377  − 0.515 0.150  − 0.443 0.266
Cr 0.511  − 0.149 0.203 0.429 0.494
Mn  − 0.747 0.178 0.353  − 0.022 0.250
Cu 0.301  − 0.484 0.636 0.029  − 0.115
Zn  − 0.884  − 0.017 0.236 0.138 0.123
As 0.312 0.008 -0.507 0.132 0.679
Se 0.328  − 0.232 0.320 0.698  − 0.231
Cd  − 0.726  − 0.127 0.397 0.232 0.267
Pb 0.278  − 0.547 0.498  − 0.404 0.093
Eigenvalue 3.147 2.356 1.819 1.238 1.029
% of Variance 26.226 19.632 15.160 10.320 8.577
Cumulative % 26.226 45.859 61.018 71.338 79.915

Significant values are in bold.