Research Article
Trace Element Status and Environmental Implications of Soils and Zea mays from Farmed Dumpsites in the Bamenda Metropolis, North-West Cameroon
Table 5
Correlation between soil physicochemical properties.
| | | N | pH-H2O | pH-KCl | OM | CEC | SB | AP | Sand | Silt | Clay |
| | N | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | pH-H2O | 0.954 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | pH-KCl | 0.926 | 0.997 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | OM | 0.866 | 0.677 | 0.613 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | CEC | −0.069 | 0.233 | 0.313 | −0.558 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | | SB | −0.604 | −0.337 | −0.258 | −0.921 | 0.837 | 1 | — | — | — | — | | AP | 0.897 | 0.988 | 0.998 | 0.556 | 0.379 | −0.189 | 1 | — | — | — | | Sand | 0.693 | 0.445 | 0.369 | 0.961 | −0.767 | −0.993 | 0.303 | 1 | — | — | | Silt | −0.277 | 0.024 | 0.107 | −0.720 | 0.978 | 0.933 | 0.176 | −0.885 | 1 | — | | Clay | −0.898 | −0.725 | −0.665 | −0.998 | 0.501 | 0.893 | −0.611 | −0.940 | 0.672 | 1 |
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Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). |
