A Critical Evaluation of Single Extractions from the SMT Program to Determine Trace Element Mobility in Sediments

Table 6

Results of the one-way ANOVA for the comparison of elements extracted with acetic acid and EDTA (*significant at 𝑃<0.05).

	SS	df	MS	F	𝑃-value
Cr	8.5	1	8.5	3.15	0.078
Cu	15448	1	15448	15.05	0.000*
Zn	9944	1	9944	0.03	0.872
Ni	2.5	1	2.5	0.03	0.863
As	26.1	1	26.1	1.18	0.279
Cd	137.2	1	137.2	0.45	0.502
Pb	71795	1	71795	21.38	0.000*
Co	15.2	1	15.2	18.28	0.000*
Mn	104719	1	104719	11.05	0.001*
Fe	162860447	1	162860447	23.80	0.000*
Ca	193751031	1	193751031	3.93	0.049*
Al	387317	1	387317	39.76	0.000*