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 |
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BN |
0.979* |
1 |
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LB |
0.221 |
0.034 |
1 |
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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).