Spatial Variations and Potential Risks of Heavy Metals in Seawater, Sediments, and Living Organisms in Jiuzhen Bay, China

Table 9

Matrix of correlation coefficients among heavy metals and environmental factors in sediments of Jiuzhen Bay.

	Hg	Cu	Pb	Zn	Cd	As	TOC	TP	TN	Eh
Hg	1
Cu	0.970^a	1
Pb	−0.151	−0.158	1
Zn	0.978^a	0.983^a	−0.129	1
Cd	0.971^a	0.988^a	−0.155	0.982^a	1
As	0.737^b	0.850^a	0.155	0.828^a	0.819^a	1
TOC	0.883^a	0.921^a	−0.163	0.909^a	0.941^a	0.814^a	1
TP	0.944^a	0.980^a	−0.160	0.945^a	0.957^a	0.811^a	0.839^a	1
TN	0.924^a	0.966^a	−0.063	0.936^a	0.937^a	0.851^a	0.804^a	0.990^a	1
Eh	−0.877^a	−0.914^a	0.171	−0.944^a	−0.923^a	−0.858^a	−0.858^a	−0.863^a	−0.874^a	1

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level. ^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level. TOC, total organic carbon; TN, total nitrogen; TP, total phosphorus; Eh, redox potential.