TABLE 2.

Correlations between environmental parameters and microbes^a

Sample	TC	FC	CTX	HP	Fl	Temp (°C)	O2	pH	Con	DS	Cl	Sl
Myco	0.375	0.563	(0.354)	0.023	(0.15)	(0.462)	0.008	(0.16)	0.101	0.248	0.26	0.20
	0.02	0.0002	0.029	0.90	0.63	0.023	0.97	0.44	0.64	0.34	0.32	0.45
	38	38	38	32	12	24	24	25	24	17	17	17
I-TC	1.000	0.488	(0.335)	0.406	(0.05)	(0.20)	(0.083)	(0.092)	0.166	0.051	(0.07)	(0.01)
		<0.0001	0.01	0.003	0.86	0.23	0.66	0.57	0.31	0.80	0.71	0.95
	60	60	59	52	15	39	31	40	40	27	30	30
I-FC	0.488	1.000	(0.494)	0.12	(0.22)	(0.21)	(0.12)	(0.17)	0.16	0.09	(0.02)	0.08
	<0.0001		<0.0001	0.41	0.44	0.20	0.53	0.30	0.34	0.65	0.90	0.66
	60	60	59	52	15	39	31	40	40	27	30	30

^aThe top, middle, and bottom values in each cell are the Pearson correlation coefficients, P value, and number of observations, respectively. Numbers in parentheses are negative. Myco, total counts of environmental mycobacteria. TC is total coliform counts from EPCC and FC is fecal coliform counts from EPCC, both in CFU/100 ml. CTX, chemical toxicity. HP, H. pylori antigen ELISA; Fl, water flow rate; O₂, dissolved oxygen; Con, water conductivity; DS, dissolved solids; Cl, chloride; Sl, sulfates.