Occurrence and Hydrochemical Characteristics of Saline and Salty Springs in the Sichuan Basin of China

Table 3

Correlation matrix of physical and chemical parameters of the saline and salty springs (well) in western Sichuan Basin.

Parameter	TDS	pH	T	K	Na	Ca	Mg	Cl	SO4	HCO3
TDS	1.00	0.28	0.37	0.81	0.95	0.86	0.73	0.86	0.34	0.28
pH		1.00	-0.03	0.12	0.12	0.24	0.41	0.00	0.45	0.21
T			1.00	0.56	0.49	0.33	0.16	0.55	-0.17	0.03
K				1.00	0.88	0.81	0.52	0.93	-0.04	0.22
Na					1.00	0.87	0.64	0.95	0.24	0.20
Ca						1.00	0.79	0.83	0.30	0.26
Mg							1.00	0.60	0.26	0.69
Cl								1.00	-0.08	0.32
SO4									1.00	-0.32
HCO3										1.00