Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Soils Associated with the Commonly Used Pesticides in Cotton Fields

Table 3

Correlation coefficient matrix for various parameters of soil samples ().

	Pb	Cr	Co	Cu	Ni	Cd	OC	pH	EC	Cl^−			Im	Em	Ac
Pb	1.000
Cr	0.179	1.000
Co	0.019	0.343	1.000
Cu	0.018	0.132	−0.002	1.000
Ni	0.199	0.460	0.074	0.431	1.000
Cd	−0.154	−0.407	−0.045	−0.375	−0.430	1.000
OC (%)	0.124	0.083	0.092	−0.136	−0.039	−0.075	1.000
pH	0.080	−0.162	0.164	−0.124	−0.076	0.118	0.187	1.000
EC (µS/Cm)	−0.009	−0.045	−0.047	0.286	0.342	−0.245	0.137	0.059	1.000
Cl^− (mg/kg)	−0.163	−0.255	−0.140	−0.079	0.034	0.144	0.083	0.058	0.292	1.000
(mg/kg)	0.011	0.018	−0.221	−0.065	0.051	−0.076	0.213	0.014	0.153	0.087	1.000
(mg/kg)	−0.080	−0.149	−0.201	−0.096	−0.057	0.146	0.004	0.235	−0.156	0.212	0.177	1.000
Im	0.086	−0.021	0.012	0.017	−0.317	0.021	0.100	0.175	−0.314	−0.122	−0.103	0.052	1.000
Em	0.213	−0.071	0.161	0.009	−0.012	0.015	−0.239	0.084	−0.265	−0.163	−0.183	0.085	−0.086	1.000
Ac	−0.119	−0.305	−0.143	0.239	−0.102	0.163	−0.077	0.099	0.313	0.038	0.007	−0.085	0.050	−0.174	1.000

-values are significant at 0.231 at .
OC = organic carbon, EC = electrical conductivity, Im = imidacloprid, Em = emamectin, Ac = acetamiprid.
Concentration in µg/g.