Table 3: Correlation coefficient of Physico-chemical parameters with micronucleus and other nuclear abnormalities peripheral erythrocyte of C. nigrodigitatus in Ologe Lagoon.

MN

BN

LB

BL

Temperature

Conductivity

Salinity

BOD

DO

pH

MN

1

BN

0.979*

1

LB

0.221

0.034

1

BL

0.583

0.425

0.623

1

Temperature

0.654

0.627

-0.091

0.715

1

Conductivity

-0.955*

-0.913

-0.204

-0.741

-0.839

1

Salinity

0.003

0.007

-0.406

0.368

0.754

-0.275

1

BOD

-0.967*

-0.922

-0.41

-0.568

-0.473

0.877

0.222

1

DO

0.716

0.686

-0.046

0.735

0.996**

-0.883

0.695

-0.548

1

pH

0.902

0.897

-0.022

0.644

0.907

-0.972*

0.43

-0.771

0.937

1

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).