Research Article

Variations of the Physicochemical Parameters and Metal Levels and Their Risk Assessment in Urbanized Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 2

Pearson correlation matrix among some major ions in the water samples from Bagmati drainage system within Kathmandu Valley.

Na+K+Mg2+Ca2+

F1
Cl.1
.01.1
−.12−.10−.071
Na+...−.071
...−.25.1
K+...−.11..1
Mg2+....22...1
Ca2+.33.......1

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