Table 4 Principal component analysis results for the PM2.5, trace metal concentrations, and magnetic parameters (loadings > 0.6 are shown in bold).

From: Trace metals and magnetic particles in PM2.5: Magnetic identification and its implications

Factor

Component

1

2

3

4

PM2.5

−0.441

0.470

0.418

0.263

As

0.678

−0.324

0.208

0.269

Cd

0.517

0.442

−0.063

−0.186

Co

0.414

−0.482

0.147

−0.078

Cr

0.735

−0.521

−0.069

0.132

Cu

0.763

−0.436

0.136

0.215

Mn

0.696

−0.100

0.400

−0.055

Ni

0.213

−0.307

0.714

0.417

Pb

0.757

0.071

0.052

0.080

Ti

0.561

−0.393

−0.212

−0.164

Sr

0.682

−0.335

−0.035

0.338

V

0.596

−0.365

−0.088

−0.187

Zn

0.798

−0.165

−0.069

−0.057

Fe

0.808

0.373

0.130

0.041

χLF

0.530

0.762

0.104

−0.302

SIRM

0.577

0.758

−0.064

−0.201

HIRM

0.506

0.829

0.020

−0.016

χARM

0.422

0.808

0.183

−0.278

χARMLF

−0.383

0.048

0.393

0.231

χARM/SIRM

−0.302

−0.125

0.851

−0.229

SIRM/χLF

0.083

0.091

0.755

0.481

S-ratio

−0.064

0.722

−0.005

0.601

L-ratio

0.032

0.592

0.031

0.586

Initial Eigenvalues

7.040

5.284

2.515

1.860

% Variance

30.61

22.97

10.94

8.09

Cumulative %

30.61

53.58

64.52

72.61

  1. Extraction method: principal component analysis.
  2. a4 components extracted.