Distributions and Sources of Sedimentary Sterols as well as Their Indications of Sewage Contamination in the Guanting Reservoir, Beijing

Table 6

Relevance of sterols in sediments of the Guanting Reservoir.

Sterols	Cholesterol	Cholestanol	Coprostanol	Epicoprostanol	Campesterol	Sitosterol	Stigmasterol
Cholesterol	1
Cholestanol	0.919	1
Coprostanol	0.417	0.602	1
Epicoprostanol	0.560	0.770	0.893	1
Campesterol	0.144	0.323	0.703	0.589	1
Sitosterol	0.124	0.352	0.466	0.413	0.411	1
Stigmasterol	0.344	0.491	0.494	0.424	0.212	0.819	1