Relationship between Potential Trace Elements Contamination in Sediment and Macrofauna in the Upper Gulf of Thailand

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Area</td><td class="align_center">PLI</td><td class="align_center">Meaning</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SH</td><td class="align_center">0.0451 ± 0.0037<sup>a</sup></td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CH</td><td class="align_center">0.0042 ± 0.0020<sup>b</sup></td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SP</td><td class="align_center">0.0582 ± 0.0079<sup>c</sup></td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PB</td><td class="align_center">0.0002 ± 0.0000<sup>b</sup></td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SS</td><td class="align_center">0.0000 ± 0.0000<sup>b</sup></td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average</td><td class="align_center">0.0215 ± 0.0252</td><td class="align_center">Perfection</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><i>Note.</i> PLI = pollution load index.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>PLI values of heavy metals in the sediment of the upper Gulf of Thailand.</div>

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Table 3: Relationship between Potential Trace Elements Contamination in Sediment and Macrofauna in the Upper Gulf of Thailand 