21.07.2015 Views

Gladstone Fish Health Investigation 2011 - 2012 - Western Basin ...

Gladstone Fish Health Investigation 2011 - 2012 - Western Basin ...

Gladstone Fish Health Investigation 2011 - 2012 - Western Basin ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Contaminants in Tissue of <strong>Fish</strong> and Crabs Collected in the <strong>Gladstone</strong> AreaTable 2.2e. Arsenic.AwoongaDam BundabergFitzroyRiverHamiltonPointUpperBoyne R. Avg. s.e.Trip 1 0.74 cd 2.28 bc 1.35 bc 6.87 a 0.70 cd 1.24Trip 2 5.28 ab 0.47 d 4.28 abc 1.07 bcTable 2.2f. Selenium.AwoongaDam BundabergFitzroyRiverHamiltonPointUpperBoyne R. Avg. s.e.Trip 1 2.21 b 3.49 ab 3.76 ab 4.70 a 1.94 b 0.74Trip 2 4.55 a 2.58 ab 3.78 ab 2.49 bTable 2.2g. Cadmium.AwoongaDam BundabergFitzroyRiverHamiltonPointUpperBoyne R. Avg. s.e.Trip 1 0.124 a 0.091 ab 0.096 ab 0.071 ab 0.086 ab 0.031Trip 2 0.044 ab 0.058 ab 0.021 b 0.021 bTable 2.2h. Mercury.AwoongaDam BundabergFitzroyRiverHamiltonPointUpperBoyne R. Avg. s.e.Trip 1 0.443 ab 0.393 ab 0.368 abc 0.144 c 0.361 abc 0.083Trip 2 0.484 a 0.302 abc 0.230 bc 0.503 aTable 2.2i. Barium.AwoongaDam BundabergFitzroyRiverHamiltonPointUpperBoyne R. Avg. s.e.Trip 1 0.74 a 2.84 a 0.47 a 0.25 a 0.43 a 1.09Trip 2 1.95 a 2.00 a 0.54 a 2.51 aOverall (multivariate patterns)Relationships amongst the metals can be measured by the correlation coefficient, r. Table 2.3 liststhese values, which show the direction and relative strength of these relationships.Table 2.3. Correlation matrix for the metals. Significant (P < 0.05) correlations have an absolutevalue > 0.294, and are indicated in bold.Aluminium 1.000Iron 0.202 1.000Copper 0.337 0.862 1.000Zinc 0.347 0.697 0.840 1.000Arsenic -0.129 0.574 0.263 0.206 1.000Selenium 0.107 0.793 0.663 0.525 0.798 1.000Cadmium -0.041 0.558 0.607 0.509 0.163 0.365 1.000Mercury 0.251 0.462 0.322 0.366 0.375 0.337 0.300 1.000Barium 0.117 -0.068 -0.027 0.109 -0.186 -0.038 -0.201 -0.144 1.00Aluminium Iron Copper Zinc Arsenic Selenium Cadmium Mercury BariumPage 43

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!