Table 5.

Pearson correlation coefficient values between metals, silt, clay and organic matter for Core 3.

	Cd	Cr	Cu	Fe	Mn	Ni	Pb	Zn	Silt	Clay	OM
Cd	1
Cr	0.34	1
Cu	−0.19	−0.17	1
Fe	0.49*	0.54**	0	1
Mn	0.17	0.39	−0.32	0.29	1
Ni	−0.44*	0.61**	0.13	−0.09	0.24	1
Pb	0.79**	0.34	−0.21	0.59**	0.60**	0.24	1
Zn	−0.53**	0.34	0.33	0.14	0.22	0.47*	−0.23	1
Silt	0.46*	0.3	0.44*	0.39	0.31	−0.25	0.48*	−0.25	1
Clay	0.72**	0.3	−0.24	0.51**	0.42*	−0.35	0.69**	−0.28	0.82**	1
OM	0.54**	0.28	−0.33	0.36	0.35	−0.21	0.51**	−0.46	0.66**	0.58*	1

^*significance level of p< 0.05

^**significance level of p<0.01