Research Article

Micromorphological and Chemical Approaches to Understand Changes in Ecological Functions of Metal-Impacted Soils under Various Land Uses

Table 4

Correlation coefficient matrix among soil properties and metals in soil solid phases.

pHECCaCO3OCCECClaySiltSand

FeMgCl extractable−0.090.61−0.08−0.54−0.42−0.480.690.07
NaOAc extractable0.000.21−0.18−0.49−0.61−0.43−0.130.52
Oxidizable−0.070.39−0.69−0.330.15−0.850.330.67
Reducible/residual0.290.03−0.880.030.58−0.58−0.030.61

MnMgCl extractable−0.200.49−0.820.050.45−0.890.190.80
NaOAc extractable−0.41−0.47−0.280.760.39−0.16−0.330.36
Oxidizable0.78−0.15−0.64−0.480.53−0.350.380.13
Reducible/residual0.040.07−0.580.370.52−0.31−0.170.42

ZnMgCl extractable−0.250.54−0.33−0.230.05−0.630.520.33
NaOAc extractable−0.11−0.11−0.200.100.04−0.330.340.13
Oxidizable−0.01−0.02−0.28−0.11−0.03−0.440.490.14
Reducible/residual00.660.08−0.25−0.24−0.060.29−0.12

CuMgCl extractable−0.59−0.14−0.290.790.16−0.16−0.620.54
NaOAc extractable−0.640.39−0.360.33−0.10−0.59−0.240.75
Oxidizable−0.06−0.08−0.730.400.55−0.52−0.370.76
Reducible/residual0.05−0.18−0.530.110.15−0.33−0.630.72

PbMgCl extractable
NaOAc extractable−0.51−0.10−0.270.650.11−0.19−0.770.67
Oxidizable−0.05−0.680.030.780.420.42−0.68−0.01
Reducible/residual−0.45−0.280.290.59−0.300.32−0.750.14