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Table 4 Correlation matrix of trace metals in stream sediments from the lower Lom basin at p < 0.05 (N = 55)

From: Regional geochemical baseline concentration of potentially toxic trace metals in the mineralized Lom Basin, East Cameroon: a tool for contamination assessment

	Sc	V	Cr	Mn	Fe	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	As	Se	Cd	Hg	Pb	pH
Sc	1.00
V	0.28	1.00
Cr	0.19	0.98	1.00
Mn	0.12	0.09	0.09	1.00
Fe	− 0.05	− 0.02	− 0.02	0.69	1.00
Co	0.08	0.91	0.94	0.06	− 0.03	1.00
Ni	0.20	0.98	0.99	0.09	− 0.02	0.93	1.00
Cu	0.76	0.34	0.24	− 0.08	− 0.18	0.10	0.26	1.00
Zn	0.70	0.32	0.23	− 0.05	− 0.21	0.08	0.26	0.96	1.00
As	0.33	0.79	0.74	0.04	− 0.07	0.68	0.76	0.40	0.38	1.00
Se	0.30	0.71	0.70	0.22	0.14	0.65	0.70	0.32	0.32	0.35	1.00
Cd	0.52	0.33	0.27	0.15	− 0.05	0.25	0.27	0.38	0.41	0.44	0.16	1.00
Hg	0.81	0.21	0.10	0.21	0.07	0.02	0.13	0.77	0.71	0.27	0.37	0.42	1.00
Pb	0.65	0.65	0.54	− 0.08	− 0.16	0.39	0.57	0.85	0.82	0.63	0.51	0.47	0.67	1.00
pH	− 0.22	− 0.46	− 0.46	0.08	0.06	− 0.41	− 0.50	− 0.31	− 0.34	− 0.40	− 0.48	− 0.18	− 0.18	− 0.42	1.00

N number of sampling sites

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