Factor Al Cu Fe Pb Zn Mn
pH -0.943** -0.912** -0.862** -0.961** -0.961** -0.906 **
Al   0.811** 0.966** 0.984** 0.986** 0.920**
Cu     0.672* 0.825** 0.824** 0.722*
Fe       0.936** 0.939** 0.892**
Pb         0.999** 0.956**
Zn           0.960**
*P<0.05 and ** P<0.01
Table 2: Relevance analysis between the pH and metal availability in miningcontaminated soil samples.