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Table 3 Correlation coefficients for the trend of concentrations of analyzed elements present in PM 2.5

From: Deep investigation on inorganic fraction of atmospheric PM in Mediterranean area by neutron and photon activation analysis

As

Au

Ba

Br

Ce

Co

Cr

Cs

Fe

Hf

Hg

La

Mo

Rb

Sb

Sc

Se

Sm

Th

W

Zn

 
 

0.25

-0.80

0.85

0.37

0.85

0.65

0.50

0.80

0.51

-0.35

0.70

0.50

0.39

0.83

0.40

0.80

0.55

0.20

-0.19

0.37

As

  

-0.97

0.58

0.51

0.35

0.06

0.54

0.33

0.73

0.35

0.01

0.10

0.77

0.48

0.01

0.56

0.08

-0.32

-0.19

0.16

Au

   

-0.97

-1.00

-0.98

-0.95

-0.89

-0.65

-1.00

-0.43

-0.81

-0.91

-1.00

-0.99

0.62

-0.94

-0.98

-0.98

-0.11

-0.65

Ba

    

0.61

0.87

0.54

0.57

0.83

0.86

-0.22

0.57

0.23

0.68

0.95

0.35

0.89

0.50

0.16

-0.17

0.58

Br

     

0.51

0.39

0.29

0.46

0.59

0.15

0.41

0.15

0.77

0.64

0.05

0.66

0.10

-0.32

-0.14

0.50

Ce

      

0.69

0.53

0.81

0.63

-0.22

0.72

0.24

0.78

0.90

0.35

0.86

0.53

0.25

0.10

0.60

Co

       

0.09

0.67

-0.13

-0.34

0.66

0.43

0.45

0.61

0.29

0.71

0.45

0.04

-0.24

0.44

Cr

        

0.44

0.83

0.15

0.47

0.19

0.72

0.60

0.13

0.43

0.19

0.18

-0.20

0.05

Cs

         

0.39

-0.38

0.73

0.14

0.57

0.85

0.65

0.79

0.72

0.27

-0.29

0.50

Fe

          

0.56

0.13

0.48

-0.05

0.82

0.26

0.73

0.46

0.26

0.01

0.55

Hf

           

-0.34

-0.16

0.22

-0.17

-0.41

-0.21

-0.40

-0.37

-0.03

-0.04

Hg

            

0.30

0.49

0.64

0.42

0.60

0.55

0.41

-0.15

0.26

La

             

0.36

0.27

-0.07

0.40

0.12

-0.31

-0.21

0.03

Mo

              

0.79

-0.34

0.76

-0.29

-0.57

-0.02

0.37

Rb

               

0.41

0.87

0.53

0.15

-0.13

0.68

Sb

                

0.24

0.89

0.47

-0.11

0.44

Sc

                 

0.44

-0.06

-0.28

0.53

Se

                  

0.39

-0.09

0.50

Sm

                   

0.24

0.17

Th

                    

0.07

W

                     

Zn