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Table 4 Values of Pearson’s correlation between soil physicochemical parameters and pesticide residues detected

From: Assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in soils and drinking water sources from cocoa farms in Ghana

Pesticides

pH

EC

%OC

%OM

%TN

NH4 +

NO3 −

Ava. K

Ava. P

Ex-K

%Sand

%Clay

%Silt

Lindane

0.753*

−0.492*

0.886**

−0.882*

−0.997**

0.645

0.204

−0.774*

0.864**

0.932**

−0.425

−0.970**

−0.863

Dieldrin

0.793*

0.172

0.998**

0.998**

−0.482

0.222

0.708*

−0.388

0.348

0.851*

−0.327

−0.951*

0.965**

HCH

0.959**

−0.167

0.932**

0.936**

−0.622

0.554

0.666

−0.168

0.308

0.925**

−0.997**

−0.943*

0.980**

DDT

−0.755**

0.034

−0.660*

−0.667*

0.141

−0.420

−0.886*

−0.402

0.297

−0.544

−0.637*

0.452

−0.700*

  1. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed) ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed) OC organic carbon, OM organic matter, %TN percentage nitrogen, Ava-P available phosphorus, Ava-K available potassium, EC electrical conductivity, Ex-K exchangeable potassium, NO 3 Nitrate, NH + 4 ammonium, HCH beta-HCH, DDT p,p′-DDT