| Variables | Communalities | Factors | ||
| Initial | Extracted | 1 | 2 | |
| EC | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.48 |
| Ca2+ | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.44 |
| Mg2+ | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.33 |
| Na+ | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.29 |
|
| 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.88 | −0.36 |
| Cl− | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.35 | 0.80 |
|
| 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.61 |
|
| 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.91 |
| Eigenvalue | 4.6 | 1.5 | ||
| % of variance explained by the factor | 57.4 | 19.1 | ||
| Cumulative % of the variance | 57.4 | 76.5 | ||