Research Article

Concentrations and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Seawater around Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Table 4

Correlation coefficient between individual PAH concentrations.

NapM1NapM2NapAcyAceFlPheAntFIuPyrBaAChrBbFBkFBaPInPDBABgP

Nap1
1MNap0.90 ** 1
2MNap0.88 ** 0.661
Acy0.82 * 0.91 ** 0.521
Ace0.87*0.670.83 * 0.561
Fl0.340.540.370.410.031
Phe0.220.080.000.350.14−0.561
Ant−0.11−0.32−0.18−0.040.13−0.77*0.691
FIu−0.15−0.21−0.05−0.28−0.18−0.240.04−0.271
Pyr0.02−0.01−0.200.39−0.10−0.360.82 * 0.68−0.071
BaA0.00−0.02−0.230.36−0.17−0.370.86 * 0.600.050.98 ** 1
Chr−0.11−0.19−0.280.21−0.09−0.500.76 * 0.87 * −0.320.92 ** 0.86 * 1
BbF0.040.20−0.110.47−0.140.36−0.03−0.04−0.030.500.420.331
BkF0.290.450.040.740.050.370.220.08−0.260.640.560.480.92 ** 1
BaP−0.05−0.04−0.060.23−0.320.100.32−0.040.510.600.650.310.670.571
InP−0.57−0.59−0.53−0.40−0.67−0.460.410.170.660.440.560.290.06−0.090.651
DBA−0.100.04−0.220.20−0.440.100.30−0.260.640.440.560.090.480.400.88**0.721
BgP0.440.470.180.730.110.040.740.200.120.79 * 0.84 * 0.530.470.680.690.320.671

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2 tailed). *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2 tailed).