TABLE 4.

Correlation coefficient values for the presence of Salmonella spp. in Bahia de Todos Santos and different environmental parameters

Environmental parameter	Correlation coefficienta
	0	1	2	3
Wind speed	0.194	0.107	0.105	−0.035
Wind direction	0.025	0.067	−0.052	0.009
Temp	−0.315**	−0.310**	−0.287*	−0.164
Maximum temp	−0.309**	−0.332**	−0.278*	−0.172
Minimum temp	−0.306**	−0.268*	−0.163	−0.103
Rainfall	0.167	0.349**	0.279*	0.004
Atmospheric pressure	0.210	0.177	0.023	0.176
Relative humidity	−0.308**	−0.131	−0.076	−0.118
Radiation	0.122	0.091	−0.031	0.035
Sun exposure	−0.036	−0.047	−0.050	−0.053
Sewage flow	0.097	0.207	0.175	0.119

^a0, day of sample collection; 1, 1 day before sampling date; 2, 2 days before sampling date; 3, 3 days before sampling date; *, significant correlation at a P value of <0.05; **, significant correlation at a P value of <0.01.