Table 10: Factor loadings on elements in sediments from Ologe and Badagry lagoons (n = 16).
| PC 1 | PC 2 | |
| Cr_OL | 0.56698 | -0.42988 |
| Cr_BL | 0.68526 | 0.63242 |
| Cd_OL | 0.48489 | -0.06949 |
| Cd_BL | 0.52344 | 0.08096 |
| Cu_OL | 0.20964 | 0.73214 |
| Cu_BL | -0.37386 | -0.70428 |
| Zn_OL | 0.90776 | 0.096632 |
| Zn_BL | -0.56322 | 0.80834 |
| Pb_OL | 0.85976 | 0.11463 |
| Pb_BL | -0.61533 | 0.59062 |
| Eigenvalue | 80.0787 | 34.4834 |
| % variance | 56.964 | 24.53 |
| Cumulative % variance | 56.964 | 81.494 |
Extraction method: Principal component analysis.