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Table 2 Correlations between enzymatic and abiotic variables within the area of interest

From: Use of enzymatic tools for biomonitoring inorganic pollution in aquatic sediments: a case study (Bor, Serbia)

 

ADA

PDA

UA

PA

CA

DO

pH

WECs

LCu

LPb

LZn

LNi

LCr

LAs

LFe

ADA

 

0.797

-0.077

-0.151

0.519

0.288

0.451

-0.413

0.378

0.219

0.204

0.084

0.374

0.177

0.079

PDA

  

0.026

0.130

0.460

0.283

0.293

-0.442

0.225

0.107

0.100

0.043

0.172

0.097

0.175

UA

   

0.313

-0.308

0.000

0.202

-0.117

0.017

-0.241

0.039

-0.016

0.062

0.110

-0.015

PA

    

-0.056

0.122

0.081

-0.011

0.218

0.245

0.266

0.347

0.129

0.326

0.477

CA

     

0.242

0.484

-0.444

0.209

0.269

0.162

0.016

0.144

0.038

0.203

DO

      

0.535

-0.479

0.463

0.342

0.568

0.603

0.391

0.534

0.195

pH

       

-0.774

0.580

0.313

0.603

0.474

0.558

0.481

0.245

WEC

        

-0.471

-0.286

-0.481

-0.475

-0.336

-0.381

-0.281

LCu

         

0.851

0.859

0.665

0.873

0.911

0.621

LPb

          

0.689

0.466

0.627

0.829

0.785

LZn

           

0.843

0.830

0.817

0.507

LNi

            

0.611

0.621

0.230

LCr

             

0.771

0.378

LAs

              

0.704

LFe

               
  1. Note. Figures in bold type defines values significant correlations (p < 0.05).
  2. Abbreviations. ADA, actual dehydrogenase activity in sediment bacterial communities; PDA, potential dehydrogenase activity in sediment bacterial communities; UA, urease activity in sediment bacterial communities; PA, phosphatase activity in sediment bacterial communities; CA, catalase activity in sediment bacterial communities; DO, dissolved oxygen in water; pH, activity of the (solvated) hydrogen ions in water; WEC, electrical conductivity of water; LCu, copper levels in aquatic sediments; LPb, lead levels in aquatic sediments; LZn, zinc levels in aquatic sediments; LNi, nickel levels in aquatic sediments; LCr, chromium levels in aquatic sediments; LAs, arsenic levels in aquatic sediments; LFe, iron levels in aquatic sediments.