. 2022 Oct 6;7(41):36387–36402. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04161

Table 6. Correlation Matrix of Factor Analysis on Major Ions from 28 Water Samples^a.

	Na⁺	K⁺	Ca²⁺	Mg²⁺	Cl^–	SO₄^2–	HCO₃^–	TDS
Na⁺	1.000	0.361	–0.753**	–0.060	0.955**	0.971**	0.984**	0.991**
K⁺		1.000	–0.169	0.468*	0.529**	0.432*	0.361	0.440*
Ca²⁺			1.000	0.500**	–0.615**	–0.634**	–0.809**	–0.685**
Mg²⁺				1.000	0.161	0.123	–0.178	0.054
Cl^–					1.000	0.973**	0.927**	0.981**
SO₄^2–						1.000	0.938**	0.991**
HCO₃^–							1.000	0.968**
TDS								1.000

Note: **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.

Table 6. Correlation Matrix of Factor Analysis on Major Ions from 28 Water Samplesa.