Table 2 Bivariate correlational relationship among physicochemical variables and Acinetobacter density in waterbodies receiving municipal and hospital wastewater effluents.

1

pH vs EC

0.24 (0.16–0.32)

9.72E−09

30

SAL vs TBS

0.14 (0.06–0.22)

0.001

2

pH vs TDS

0.24 (0.16–0.31)

2.6E−08

31

SAL vs DO

0.15 (0.06–0.23)

0.001

3

pH vs SAL

0.24 (0.16–0.32)

1.94E−08

32

SAL vs DO5

− 0.32 (− 0.40 to − 0.24)

1.61E−14

4

pH vs TEMP

0.22 (0.13–0.30)

3.9E−07

33

SAL vs BOD

0.43 (0.36–0.50)

1.03E−25

5

pH vs TSS

0.13 (0.05–0.22)

0.002

34

SAL vs AD

− 0.06 (− 0.14–0.03)

0.184

6

pH vs TBS

0.13 (0.05–0.21)

0.002

35

TEMP vs TSS

0.28 (0.20–0.35)

6.02E−11

7

pH vs DO

− 0.17 (− 0.25 to − 0.09)

5.05E−05

36

TEMP vs TBS

0.28 (0.20–0.35)

6.43E−11

8

pH vs DO5

− 0.19 (− 0.27 to − 0.10)

1.15E−05

37

TEMP vs DO

− 0.80 (− 0.83 to − 0.77)

8.4E−123

9

pH vs BOD

0.14 (0.06–0.23)

0.001

38

TEMP vs DO5

− 0.58 (− 0.63 to − 0.52)

1.13E−49

10

pH vs AD

0.03 (− 0.0–0.12)

0.422

39

TEMP vs BOD

0.34 (0.26–0.41)

1.19E−15

11

EC vs TDS

0.99 (0.99–0.99)

0

40

TEMP vs AD

0.43 (0.36–0.50)

3.19E−26

12

EC vs SAL

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0

41

TSS vs TBS

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0

13

EC vs TEMP

− 0.07 (− 0.1–50.01)

0.097

42

TSS vs DO

− 0.38 (− 0.45 to − 0.30)

8.77E−20

14

EC vs TSS

0.14 (0.06–0.22)

0.001

43

TSS vs DO5

− 0.21 (− 0.29 to − 0.13)

1.07E−06

15

EC vs TBS

0.14 (0.06–0.23)

0.001

44

TSS vs BOD

0.08 (0.00–0.17)

0.052

16

EC vs DO

0.13 (0.04–0.21)

0.003

45

TSS vs AD

0.26 (0.18–0.34)

1.09E−09

17

EC vs DO5

− 0.33 (− 0.4 to − 0.26)

1.89E−15

46

TBS vs DO

− 0.38 (− 0.45 to − 0.30)

7.49E−20

18

EC vs BOD

0.43 (0.36–0.50)

3.35E−26

47

TBS vs DO5

− 0.20 (− 0.28 to − 0.12)

1.93E−06

19

EC vs AD

− 0.04 (− 0.13–0.04)

0.339

48

TBS vs BOD

0.08 (− 0.01–0.16)

0.071

20

TDS–SAL

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

0

49

TBS vs AD

0.26 (0.17–0.33)

1.71E−09

21

TDS–TEMP

− 0.05 (− 0.13–0.04)

0.267

50

DO vs DO5

0.52 (0.45–0.57)

4.9E−38

22

TDS vs TSS

0.14 (0.06–0.22)

0.001

51

DO vs BOD

− 0.18 (− 0.26 to − 0.10)

2.19E−05

23

TDS vs TBS

0.14 (0.06–0.22)

0.001

52

DO vs AD

− 0.46 (− 0.52–-0.39)

1.26E−29

24

TDS vs DO

0.10 (0.02–0.19)

0.016

53

DO5 vs BOD

− 0.94 (− 0.95 to − 0.92)

2.3E−246

25

TDS vs DO5

− 0.35 (− 0.42 to − 0.28)

3.22E−17

54

DO5 vs AD

− 0.39 (− 0.46 to − 0.32)

1.31E−21

26

TDS vs BOD

0.45 (0.38–0.51)

7.19E−28

55

BOD vs AD

0.26 (0.18–0.34)

4.21E−10

27

TDS vs AD

− 0.05 (− 0.13–0.03)

0.243

30

SAL vs TBS

0.14 (0.06–0.22)

0.001

28

SAL vs TEMP

− 0.10 (− 0.18–-0.01)

0.026

31

SAL vs DO

0.15 (0.06–0.23)

0.001

29

SAL vs TSS

0.14 (0.05–0.22)

0.001