Table 2.

Partial correlation coefficients (r _x·t) for logMeHg versus log(indicated variable) when t (time) was held constant. T (temperature) above the sediment surface was not log-transformed. All individual samples except identified outliers were included in the calculations

Sediment	TP	TS	TFe	TC	LOI	TFe:TS	TN	T	THg
F1 0–1 cm	0.49*	0.61*	0.23	−0.33*	−0.34*	−0.05	0.56*	0.40*	0.10
F1 1–5 cm	0.59*	0.63*	0.36*	−0.58*	−0.45*	0.12	0.58*	0.32*	−0.06
F2 0–1 cm	0.13	0.21	−0.02	−0.06	−0.03	−0.18	0.25	0.27*	0.57*
F2 1–5 cm	0.45*	0.46*	0.23	−0.31*	−0.40*	−0.09	0.55*	0.32*	0.18
A1 0–1 cm	0.06	−0.54*	−0.52*	0.82*	0.85*	−0.13	0.06	0.39*	0.49*
A1 1–5 cm	0.29*	−0.45*	−0.12	0.20	0.52*	0.64*	0.26	0.29*	0.32*

* p < 0.05