Research Article
Physicochemical Properties of Bottom Sediments in Maruba Dam Reservoir, Machakos, Kenya
Table 2
Correlation matrices between physicochemical properties of bottom sediments of Maruba reservoir.
| | Sand | Clay | Silt | N | K | OM | sBD | pH | P | EC |
| Sand | 1.000 | | | | | | | | | | Clay | −0.526 | 1.000 | | | | | | | | | Silt | −0.269 | −0.677 | 1.000 | | | | | | | | N | 0.159 | −0.593 | 0.534 | 1.000 | | | | | | | K | −0.190 | 0.042 | 0.117 | 0.203 | 1.000 | | | | | | OM | 0.092 | −0.009 | −0.070 | 0.187 | 0.439 | 1.000 | | | | | sBD | 0.225 | −0.019 | −0.173 | −0.106 | −0.520 | −0.488 | 1.000 | | | | pH | −0.257 | −0.218 | 0.470 | 0.473 | −0.008 | −0.344 | 0.110 | 1.000 | | | P | 0.336 | −0.230 | −0.030 | 0.100 | −0.165 | 0.313 | −0.094 | −0.560 | 1.000 | | EC | 0.203 | −0.283 | 0.145 | −0.029 | −0.702 | −0.485 | 0.413 | 0.175 | 0.026 | 1.000 |
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