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Table 3 FA and heavy metal sources identified in the sediment of the Yutan Lake

From: Ecological risk assessment and source tracing of heavy metals in surface sediments of a hilly riverine reservoir in Chongqing, China

Variables

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Cr

0.659

− 0.132

0.006

Cd

0.908

0.012

0.088

Pb

0.867

− 0.131

− 0.211

Cu

0.178

0.78

0.458

Zn

0.501

0.61

0.501

Hg

0.933

− 0.025

− 0.04

As

0.89

− 0.271

− 0.038

Ni

0.916

− 0.194

− 0.015

Co

− 0.099

− 0.482

0.59

Fe

0.173

0.743

− 0.291

Al

− 0.045

− 0.24

0.851

Eigenvalues

4.836

1.968

1.674

Percent of variance (%)

43.967

17.886

15.218

Cumulative percentage (%)

43.967

61.853

77.071

  1. Bold values show the mainly contributed factor for the high weight