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. 2014 Jan 22;9(1):e86458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086458

Table 3. Spearman correlation coefficients for the heavy metal concentrations in the periphyton.

Type Cr Ni Cu Pb
Cr A 1 0.278 0.863a 0.595a
B 1 0.341a −0.184b 0.365a
C 1 0.904a 0.711a 0.188
Ni A 1 0.331 0.251
B 1 0.453a 0.371a
C 1 0.799a 0.466a
Cu A 1 0.598a
B 1 0.194b
C 1 0.476a
Pb A 1
B 1
C 1
a

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

b

Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).