Table 3.
Correlation (r value) between parameters at the sampling stations
| Stations | Parameters | PM10 | CO | NO2 | O3 | SO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petaling Jaya (S1) | PM10 | 1 | ||||
| CO | −0.016 | 1 | ||||
| NO2 | 0.152 | 0.065 | 1 | |||
| O3 | 0.068 | −0.490** | 0.035 | 1 | ||
| SO2 | 0.117 | 0.595** | −0.077 | -0.337** | 1 | |
| Shah Alam (S2) | PM10 | 1 | ||||
| CO | 0.590** | 1 | ||||
| NO2 | 0.649** | 0.549** | 1 | |||
| O3 | 0.343** | 0.323** | 0.147 | 1 | ||
| SO2 | 0.127 | 0.220* | -0.111 | -0.152 | 1 | |
| Gombak (S3) | PM10 | 1 | ||||
| CO | 0.505** | 1 | ||||
| NO2 | 0.523** | 0.625** | 1 | |||
| O3 | 0.472** | 0.440** | 0.441** | 1 | ||
| SO2 | 0.352** | 0.343** | 0.195* | 0.207* | 1 | |
| Jerantut (B) | PM10 | 1 | ||||
| CO | 0.611** | 1 | ||||
| NO2 | 0.424** | 0.267** | 1 | |||
| O3 | 0.417** | 0.391** | 0.530** | 1 | ||
| SO2 | -0.226* | 0.054 | -0.131 | -0.138 | 1 |
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)