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Table 1 Correlation coefficients for salinity and nutrients, ²²²Rn and nutrients, and ²²²Rn and chlorophyll-a

From: High-resolution mapping and time-series measurements of ²²²Rn concentrations and biogeochemical properties related to submarine groundwater discharge along the coast of Obama Bay, a semi-enclosed sea in Japan

	Sal. vs. NO₃	Sal. vs. PO₄	²²²Rn vs. NO₃	²²²Rn vs. PO₄	²²²Rn vs. Chl-a
March, 2013	–0.76**	0.12	0.37*	0.18	–0.17
June, 2013	–0.66**	–0.15	0.14	0.54**	0.91**
July, 2013	–0.35	–0.11	–0.12	0.37	0.79**
September, 2013	–0.82**	0.10	0.38	0.29	0.52*

Significant correlations are marked with asterisks
**Significant (p < 0.01) *significant (p < 0.05) no mark not significant
Sal. salinity, vs. versus

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