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Table 3 The coefficient of correlation of different water quality parameters

From: Seasonal nutrient distribution in the Rupsha-Passur tidal river system of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh

Serial no.

Particulars

Coefficient of correlation

Comments

1.

Temperature vs nitrate

0.387

Significant

2.

Temperature vs ammonia

−0.867

Inversely related

3.

Temperature vs phosphate

0.296

Significant

4.

Temperature vs sulfate

0.094

Less significant

5.

pH vs ammonia

0.193

Significant

6.

pH vs nitrate

−0.194

Inversely related

7.

pH vs phosphate

0.482

Significant

8.

pH vs sulfate

−0.342

Inversely related

9.

DO vs ammonia

0.356

Significant

10

DO vs nitrate

−0.208

Inversely related

11.

DO vs phosphate

0.549

Significant

12.

DO vs sulfate

−0.398

Inversely related

13.

Salinity vs ammonia

0.891

Significant

14.

Salinity vs nitrate

−0.482

Inversely related

15.

Salinity vs phosphate

−0.023

Less inversely related

16.

Salinity vs sulfate

−0.185

Inversely related