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Table 1 Correlation of VFAs over time applying a nonparametrical Spearman test

From: Monitoring of seven industrial anaerobic digesters supplied with biochar

 

TVFAs

Acetic acid

Propionic acid

Butyric acid

 

R2

p-value

R2

p-value

R2

p-value

R2

p-value

BGP1

0.4807

< 0.0001****

0.5663

< 0.0001****

0.2558

< 0.0001****

1.000

na

BGP2

0.4849

< 0.0001****

0.4633

0.0003***

0.5118

< 0.0001****

0.3455

0.0001****

BGP3

0.7677

na

0.7617

na

0.7349

na

0.7349

na

BGP4

0.3696

0.1041ns

0.1058

0.1967ns

0.1627

0.6441ns

1.000

na

BGP5

0.9505

na

0.9504

na

0.9456

na

1.000

na

BGP6

0.0350

0.1965ns

0.0100

0.4650ns

0.1104

0.0924ns

0.0272

0.3847ns

BGP7

0.0011

0.7833ns

0.0091

0.9500ns

0.0007

> 0.9999ns

1.000

na

  1. Several results were not significant (ns). The significance level was not determined for fewer than three values (na)