Research Article
Evaluating Insects as Bioindicators of Heavy Metal Contamination and Accumulation near Industrial Area of Gujrat, Pakistan
Table 8
Correlations for each of the insect taxa.
| Metals | Oxya hyla hyla | Crocothemis servilia | Danaus chrysippus | Cu | Ni | Zn | Cr | Cd | Cu | Ni | Zn | Cr | Cd | Cu | Ni | Zn | Cr | Cd |
| Cu | 1 | | | | | 1 | .03 | .53 | .70 | −.06 | 1 | −.42 | .34 | .24 | .02 | Ni | −.17 | 1 | | | | | 1 | −.22 | −.02 | .77 | | 1 | −.28 | .19 | −.05 | Zn | .09 | −.25 | 1 | | | | | 1 | .84 | −.14 | | | 1 | .57 | .06 | Cr | −.36 | −.01 | −.19 | 1 | | | | | 1 | .14 | | | | 1 | −.19 | Cd | −.34 | −.60 | .51 | .45 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
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