Submerged Groundwater Discharges as Source of Fecal Material in Protected Karstic Coastal Areas

Table 4

Factor analysis for the dry season (May 2013). Significant values are in italic. CO: coprostanol; EP: epicoprostanol; CH: cholesterol; CHL: cholestanol; ST: stigmastanol; STL: stigmastanol; SI: sitosterol; TC: total carbon; TN: total nitrogen; OM: organic matter; : carbonates; FG: fine grain.

Variable	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
CO	0.95
EP	0.97
CH	0.86
CHL	0.97
ST	0.96
STL	0.96
SI	0.97
TC			0.93
TN			0.94
OM		0.83
		−0.88
FG		0.75
Expl. var.
Prp. totl.