TABLE 5.

Correlation of nutrient levels and turbidity with total coliform, E. coli O157:H7 strain B6914, and total heterotroph levels in leachates collected from intact and disturbed soil columns over a 17-day period^a

Organism(s)	NO3		NH4		PO4		Total organic carbon		Turbidity
	Correlation	Probability	Correlation	Probability	Correlation	Probability	Correlation	Probability	Correlation	Probability
Total coliforms	0.15047b	0.1569	0.11821	0.2671	0.19634	0.0636	−0.01026	0.9235	0.17995	0.0897
E. coli O157:H7 strain B6914	0.16867	0.1120	0.06548	0.5398	0.20552	0.0520	−0.08795	0.4098	−0.22412	0.0337
Total heterotrophs	0.0543	0.6112	−0.00692	0.9484	0.04626	0.6650	−0.10878	0.3075	−0.20565	0.0518

^aA positive correlation with a high probability (α > 0.10) indicates that the parameters compared occurred together; a negative correlation with a high probability indicates that the parameters did not occur together; and a low probability was inconclusive (there was no pattern). Coliform and B6914 levels were positively correlated with nitrate and ammonia levels in leachate and negatively correlated with total organic carbon levels. 

^bBoldface type indicates correlations that did not have a significantly different (high) probability.