Table 2 Pearson correlation matrix between 137Cs inventories and soil properties.

From: Evaluating the impact of soil erosion on soil quality in an agricultural land, northeastern China

 

137Cs

Clay

Silt

Sand

AP

CEC

AK

pH

SOM

Clay

0.474**

1

       

Silt

− 0.151

− 0.083

1

      

Sand

− 0.330

− 0.829**

− 0.489**

1

     

AP

0.452*

0.424*

− 0.013

− 0.364

1

    

CEC

0.488**

0.170

− 0.183

− 0.046

0.211

1

   

AK

0.434*

0.514**

− 0.095

− 0.397*

0.546**

0.207

   

pH

0.317

0.007

− 0.214

0.114

0.224

0.347

0.054

  

SOM

0.705**

0.586**

− 0.156

− 0.426*

0.634**

0.274

0.647**

0.084

 

TN

0.514**

0.211

− 0.077

− 0.141

0.305

0.211

0.501**

0.154

0.485**

  1. * and ** indicates the correlation coefficients were significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels.
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