(1) Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA;(2) Center for Water Environment Studies, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan;(3) Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan
Abstract:
Extensive chemical data for the Lake Biwa sediments were examined with statistical factor analysis to find any correlation
patterns among elements and among samples. Based on those patterns, a series of x-y correlation plots of the concentrations of selected elements was constructed to see in detail how the concentrations of elements
vary among different sample groups and explain the observed variation patterns.