Research Article

Level of Heavy Metals and Potential Ecological Risks in Irrigated Horticultural Farms in the Vicinity of Lake Ziway, Central Ethiopian Rift Valley Region

Table 9

Principal component loading of heavy metals.

Heavy metalsPC1PC2

As0.9840.125
Pb0.1670.949
Zn0.9130.291
Cd0.9470.297
Hg0.924āˆ’0.099
Cu0.0120.808
Ni0.9660.220
Co0.4190.856
Cr0.8680.458
% variance62.118.9

Bold values show strong significant positive relationship.