Table 6 Pearson correlation between the physicochemical characteristics of water and land use in the Stara river catchment.
Parameter | Arable land | Forest | Agriculture area | Meadows & Pastures | Urban | Arable land | Forest | Agriculture area | Meadows & Pastures | Urban | Arable land | Forest | Agriculture area | Meadows & Pastures | Urban | Arable land | Forest | Agriculture area | Meadows & Pastures | Urban | Arable land | Forest | Agriculture area | Meadows & Pastures | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.22 | −0.20 | 0.23 | 0.01 | −0.26 | 0.35 | −0.10 | 0.16 | −0.27 | −0.28 | −0.03 | −0.09 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.15 | −0.11 | 0.13 | −0.03 | −0.15 |
EC | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.03 | −0.39 | −0.21 | −0.02 | −0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | −0.10 | 0.11 | 0.18 | −0.13 | −0.29 | −0.01 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.37 | −0.22 | 0.10 | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.09 | −0.09 |
TDS | 0.19 | 0.27 | −0.19 | −0.49 | −0.02 | −0.09 | 0.03 | −0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.32 | −0.27 | −0.29 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.14 | −0.06 | −0.40 | −0.14 | 0.03 | 0.14 | −0.11 | −0.17 | 0.03 |
TSS | −0.62 | 0.42 | −0.49 | 0.21 | 0.62 | −0.25 | 0.32 | −0.34 | −0.10 | 0.34 | −0.32 | 0.14 | −0.19 | 0.21 | 0.29 | −0.58 | 0.24 | −0.34 | 0.38 | 0.53 | −0.36 | 0.26 | −0.31 | 0.11 | 0.38 |
Ca2+ | −0.03 | 0.48 | −0.42 | −0.47 | 0.23 | −0.30 | 0.27 | −0.29 | −0.01 | 0.32 | −0.27 | 0.41 | −0.42 | −0.10 | 0.37 | 0.06 | 0.30 | −0.25 | −0.34 | 0.08 | −0.18 | 0.32 | −0.31 | −0.13 | 0.27 |
Mg2+ | 0.48 | −0.18 | 0.26 | −0.31 | −0.42 | 0.04 | −0.25 | 0.24 | 0.21 | −0.17 | 0.40 | −0.12 | 0.20 | −0.31 | −0.35 | 0.66 | −0.26 | 0.39 | −0.44 | −0.61 | 0.32 | −0.20 | 0.25 | −0.12 | −0.33 |
Na+ | 0.21 | 0.25 | −0.17 | −0.48 | −0.05 | −0.09 | −0.06 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.29 | −0.25 | −0.26 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.19 | −0.14 | −0.27 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.11 | −0.09 | −0.11 | 0.04 |
K+ | 0.43 | −0.28 | 0.34 | −0.15 | −0.43 | 0.40 | −0.33 | 0.37 | −0.03 | −0.44 | 0.31 | −0.24 | 0.28 | −0.10 | −0.33 | 0.34 | −0.24 | 0.29 | −0.13 | −0.35 | 0.33 | −0.29 | 0.32 | −0.05 | −0.37 |
HCO3− | 0.02 | 0.36 | −0.30 | −0.39 | 0.14 | −0.16 | 0.14 | −0.15 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.32 | −0.27 | −0.33 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.19 | −0.10 | −0.43 | −0.11 | −0.01 | 0.20 | −0.17 | −0.18 | 0.09 |
SO42− | 0.58 | −0.22 | 0.31 | −0.38 | −0.50 | 0.22 | −0.37 | 0.38 | 0.18 | −0.35 | 0.18 | −0.14 | 0.16 | −0.06 | −0.19 | 0.20 | −0.27 | 0.28 | 0.04 | −0.26 | 0.25 | −0.25 | 0.27 | 0.00 | −0.29 |
Cl− | 0.12 | 0.31 | −0.24 | −0.45 | 0.04 | −0.09 | −0.13 | 0.10 | 0.20 | −0.03 | −0.19 | 0.37 | −0.36 | −0.15 | 0.29 | −0.06 | 0.22 | −0.20 | −0.14 | 0.12 | −0.09 | 0.13 | −0.13 | −0.04 | 0.11 |
NH4+ | 0.03 | 0.14 | −0.11 | −0.18 | 0.04 | 0.27 | −0.16 | 0.19 | −0.08 | −0.26 | 0.02 | −0.10 | 0.09 | 0.07 | −0.05 | −0.17 | 0.07 | −0.09 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.06 | −0.03 | −0.08 |
NO3− | −0.53 | 0.49 | −0.54 | 0.04 | 0.59 | −0.27 | 0.38 | −0.39 | −0.14 | 0.37 | −0.54 | 0.46 | −0.52 | 0.14 | 0.59 | −0.39 | 0.56 | −0.58 | −0.11 | 0.53 | −0.39 | 0.45 | −0.48 | −0.05 | 0.49 |
NO2− | 0.07 | 0.08 | −0.05 | −0.16 | −0.03 | 0.33 | −0.15 | 0.20 | −0.14 | −0.31 | 0.28 | −0.15 | 0.20 | −0.15 | −0.27 | −0.03 | 0.20 | −0.17 | −0.16 | 0.08 | 0.20 | −0.04 | 0.09 | −0.16 | −0.18 |
PO43− | 0.07 | 0.37 | −0.31 | −0.45 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.36 | −0.29 | −0.51 | 0.08 | −0.06 | 0.41 | −0.37 | −0.31 | 0.22 | −0.06 | 0.55 | −0.49 | −0.44 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.39 | −0.34 | −0.42 | 0.15 |
TIN | −0.51 | 0.47 | −0.52 | 0.04 | 0.57 | −0.25 | 0.36 | −0.37 | −0.14 | 0.36 | −0.51 | 0.43 | −0.49 | 0.14 | 0.56 | −0.38 | 0.55 | −0.56 | −0.10 | 0.52 | −0.37 | 0.43 | −0.46 | −0.05 | 0.46 |
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