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. 2019 Oct 17;14(10):e0219336. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219336

Table 2. A regression analysis between metal distributions in the selected specimens.

Species and metals Regression equation Standard error Pearson’s r P values R2 (%)
A. bato
As y = 8.66+0.99x 0.404 0.774 0.070 58.1
Pb y = 11.88+0.09x 0.511 0.088 0.867 0.8
Cd y = 13.44–0.31x 5.166 -0.029 0.955 0.01
Cr y = 12.70+0.16x 1.25 0.063 0.904 0.4
Cu y = 11.56+0.11x 0.168 0.313 0.545 9.8
P. chinensis
As y = 4.19 + 0.55x 0.449 0.522 0.287 27.3
Pb y = 5.14 + 0.13x 0.243 0.257 0.621 6.6
Cd y = 5.72 + 2.81x 3 0.425 0.4 18.1
Cr y = 5.75 + 0.34x 0.8 0.205 0.695 4.2
Cu y = 4.58 + 0.18x 0.157 0.502 0.309 25.3
L. parsia
As y = -0.96 + 0.73x 0.16 0.914 0.01 83.7
Pb y = 7.79 + 0.84x 0.711 0.51 0.301 26.0
Cd y = 0.12 + 0.03x 0.036 0.378 0.459 14.3
Cr y = 1.86 + 0.2x 0.139 0.58 0.227 33.7
Cu y = 4.24 + 0.72x 0.346 0.719 0.107 51.7
M. cephalus
As y = 2.08+0.11x 0.09 0.5 0.311 25.0
Pb y = 23.98–0.42x 0.309 -0.557 -0.557 31.0
Cd y = 0.87–0.02x 0.016 -0.547 0.26 30.0
Cr y = 4.04–0.03x 0.075 -0.217 0.68 4.7
Cu y = 16.95–0.21x 0.257 -0.364 0.477 13.3
H. limbatus
As y = -4.63+0.89x 0.309 0.821 0.045 67.5
Pb y = 1.09+1.156x 0.778 0.596 0.211 35.6
Cd y = 0.36–0.001x 0.048 -0.014 0.978 0.01
Cr y = -0.6+0.38x 0.238 0.620 0.189 38.5
Cu y = 2.54+0.91x 0.749 0.519 0.291 26.9
T. toli
As y = 0.48+ 0.16x 0.059 0.8 0.05 63.9
Pb y = 3.74+0.32x 0.012 0.997 1.11E-5 99.5
Cd y = 0.35–0.01x 0.013 -0.042 0.936 0.2
Cr y = -1.22+ 0.14x 0.08 0.662 0.152 43.8
Cu y = 0.37 + 0.34x 0.237 0.581 0.227 33.7