Research Article

Fluoride in the Serra Geral Aquifer System: Source Evaluation Using Stable Isotopes and Principal Component Analysis

Table 2

Cluster central scores, dominant components and hydrochemical groups. Data from [21].

ComponentCluster

CaMg1.614−0.613−0.2280.511−0.152−0.7242.042−0.722−1.720
SO40.9874.411−0.377−1.198−0.1139.303−0.236−0.260−0.348
Na−0.8923.032−0.881−0.667−0.305−0.8451.0921.6532.691
F−0.330−1.3571.2446.986−0.2502.8490.285−0.0344.786
Cases222193212211362

Hydrochemical groupCaMgSO4NaFFMeteoricSO4FCaMgNaNaF