Research Article
Seasonal Changes and Spatial Variation in Water Quality of a Large Young Tropical Reservoir and Its Downstream River
Table 3
Correlation of water quality parameters of the Bakun Reservoir during the wet season (
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| Parameter | pH | Turbidity | Chl a | TSS | BOD5 | -N | -N | OKN | SRP | TP |
| pH | 1.000 | | | | | | | | | | Turbidity | 0.005 | 1.000 | | | | | | | | | Chl a | 0.314 | −0.254 | 1.000 | | | | | | | | TSS | −0.162 | | −0.368 | 1.000 | | | | | | | BOD5 | −0.345 | 0.242 | −0.263 | 0.310 | 1.000 | | | | | | -N | −0.288 | 0.093 | −0.383 | 0.247 | | 1.000 | | | | | -N | 0.161 | 0.067 | 0.389 | −0.011 | 0.272 | −0.002 | 1.000 | | | | OKN | −0.081 | 0.023 | 0.091 | −0.208 | 0.499 | 0.265 | | 1.000 | | | SRP | −0.365 | 0.237 | −0.130 | 0.281 | 0.044 | 0.288 | 0.223 | 0.093 | 1.000 | | TP | −0.128 | 0.474 | −0.144 | 0.217 | 0.400 | | 0.121 | 0.271 | | 1.000 |
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The significant correlation at p value ≤ 0.05 is indicated in bold.
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