Table 3.
Pearson correlation matrix (r2) of physico-chemical parameters and major ions (N = 50) of groundwater in pre-monsoon.
| (a) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | EC (µS/cm) | TDS (mg/L) | Na+ (mg/L) | K+ (mg/L) | Ca2+ (mg/L) | Mg2+ (mg/L) | TH as CaCO3 (mg/L) | HCO3− (mg/L) | Cl− (mg/L) | SO42− (mg/L) | NO3− (mg/L) | F− (mg/L) | |
| pH | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EC | −0.35* | 1 | |||||||||||
| TDS | −0.35* | 1.00⁎⁎ | 1 | ||||||||||
| Na+ | 0.04 | 0.54⁎⁎ | 0.54⁎⁎ | 1 | |||||||||
| K+ | −0.17 | 0.72⁎⁎ | 0.72⁎⁎ | 0.04 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ca2+ | −0.66⁎⁎ | 0.54⁎⁎ | 0.54⁎⁎ | 0.17 | 0.20 | 1 | |||||||
| Mg2+ | −0.36⁎⁎ | 0.66⁎⁎ | 0.66⁎⁎ | 0.23 | 0.44⁎⁎ | 0.46⁎⁎ | 1 | ||||||
| HCO3− | 0.05 | −0.08 | −0.08 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.46⁎⁎ | 0.01 | −0.23 | 1 | ||||
| Cl− | −0.37⁎⁎ | 0.91⁎⁎ | 0.91⁎⁎ | 0.44⁎⁎ | 0.69⁎⁎ | 0.64⁎⁎ | 0.64⁎⁎ | 0.51⁎⁎ | −0.22 | 1 | |||
| SO42− | 0.04 | 0.47⁎⁎ | 0.47⁎⁎ | 0.74⁎⁎ | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.34* | 0.14 | −0.13 | 0.30* | 1 | ||
| NO3− | −0.34* | 0.84⁎⁎ | 0.84⁎⁎ | 0.40⁎⁎ | 0.63⁎⁎ | 0.57⁎⁎ | 0.70⁎⁎ | 0.64⁎⁎ | −0.17 | 0.83⁎⁎ | 0.25 | 1 | |
| F− | 0.31* | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.43⁎⁎ | −0.17 | −0.41⁎⁎ | −0.14 | −0.24 | 0.19 | −0.23 | 0.47⁎⁎ | −0.15 | 1 |
| (b) | |||||||||||||
| pH | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EC | −0.18 | 1 | |||||||||||
| TDS | −0.17 | 1.00⁎⁎ | 1 | ||||||||||
| Na+ | −0.35* | 0.56⁎⁎ | 0.56⁎⁎ | 1 | |||||||||
| K+ | −0.21 | 0.59⁎⁎ | 0.59⁎⁎ | 0.49⁎⁎ | 1 | ||||||||
| Ca2+ | −0.38⁎⁎ | 0.65⁎⁎ | 0.65⁎⁎ | 0.36* | 0.26 | 1 | |||||||
| Mg2+ | −0.26 | 0.62⁎⁎ | 0.62⁎⁎ | 0.37⁎⁎ | 0.22 | 0.5⁎⁎ | 1 | ||||||
| TH as CaCO3 | 0.02 | 0.41⁎⁎ | 0.41⁎⁎ | −0.11 | 0.11 | 0.34* | 0.32* | 1 | |||||
| HCO3− | −0.53⁎⁎ | 0.35* | 0.35* | 0.54⁎⁎ | 0.41⁎⁎ | 0.19 | 0.18 | −0.13 | 1 | ||||
| Cl− | −0.38⁎⁎ | 0.70⁎⁎ | 0.70⁎⁎ | 0.85⁎⁎ | 0.57⁎⁎ | 0.61⁎⁎ | 0.63⁎⁎ | 0.05 | 0.43⁎⁎ | 1 | |||
| SO42− | −0.17 | 0.38⁎⁎ | 0.38⁎⁎ | 0.42⁎⁎ | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.38⁎⁎ | −0.08 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 1 | ||
| NO3− | −0.15 | 0.66⁎⁎ | 0.66⁎⁎ | 0.27 | 0.39⁎⁎ | 0.60⁎⁎ | 0.50⁎⁎ | 0.82⁎⁎ | 0.05 | 0.46⁎⁎ | 0.06 | 1 | |
| F− | 0.43⁎⁎ | −0.06 | −0.06 | −0.13 | −0.19 | −0.25 | −0.13 | −0.09 | −0.30* | −0.22 | 0.11 | −0.12 | 1 |
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).