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Table 26. Spearman-rank correlation coefficients (rho, corrected <strong>for</strong> ties) and significance levels (p) <strong>for</strong> n<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>d<br />

structure and concentrations of trace metals, chlor<strong>in</strong>ated organic hydrocarbons, and total PAHs, normalized to<br />

SQS, and CSL values <strong>for</strong> all 1998 central <strong>Puget</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> sites (n=100).<br />

Total Pielou's Swartz's<br />

Abund- Taxa Evenness Domi- Annelida Arthropods Mollusca<br />

Chemical ance (p) Richness (p) (J') (p) nance (p) Abundance (p) Abundance (13) Abundance (p<br />

ERM values<br />

mean ERM quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 9 trace metals<br />

mean ERM quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 3 chlor<strong>in</strong>ated<br />

organic hydrocarbons<br />

mean ERM quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 13 polynuclear<br />

aromatic<br />

hydrocarbons<br />

mean ERM quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 25 substances<br />

SQS values<br />

mean SQS quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 8 trace metals<br />

mean SQS quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 6 low n~olecular<br />

weight polynuclear<br />

aromatic<br />

hydrocarbons<br />

mean SQS quotients<br />

<strong>for</strong> 9 high molecular<br />

weight polynuclear<br />

aromatic<br />

hydrocarbons

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