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Table 8. Product-moment correlations in sediment for all Alaska sites. Correlations of log10 element concentrations for all sites in Alaska. Number of measurements between 40 and 43 for stations over all years for each element. Bold entries are significant at alpha = 0.00033.

Al AsCdCrCuFeHgMnNiPbSbSeSiSnZnFineTOC
Ag0.51-0.01-0.08-0.050.290.22-0.120.23-0.280.600.520.20-0.230.280.580.57-0.03Ag
Al0.010.14-0.040.480.81-0.240.83-0.470.610.59-0.16-0.470.280.680.35-0.16Al
As-0.250.510.210.03-0.110.070.200.15-0.18-0.050.420.26-0.090.00-0.16As
Cd-0.550.020.450.370.43-0.050.370.390.43-0.58-0.520.520.210.24Cd
Cr0.17-0.04-0.30-0.010.46-0.30-0.36-0.350.400.21-0.30-0.04-0.28Cr
Cu0.510.060.54-0.150.270.480.31-0.460.200.400.660.18Cu
Fe-0.100.96-0.230.480.60-0.02-0.590.000.740.39-0.18Fe
Hg-0.150.150.040.020.30-0.13-0.170.020.060.32Hg
Mn-0.270.480.55-0.01-0.560.070.670.37-0.14Mn
Ni-0.38-0.340.200.30-0.46-0.210.08-0.11Ni
Pb0.480.24-0.28-0.140.740.570.02Pb
Sb0.30-0.730.050.770.570.04Sb
Se-0.41-0.360.250.550.60Se
Si-0.07-0.57-0.44-0.39Si
Sn-0.19-0.260.11Sn
Zn0.68-0.10Zn
Fine0.08Fine

Sites listed in Table 1 and element abbreviations are defined in Table 3. TOC is total organic carbon and Fine is fine sediment particles (< 63 µm).