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. 2024 Jan 7;7:100137. doi: 10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100137

Table 2.

Percentiles of serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ng/mL (n = 573).



Percentile

% > LOQ 5 25 50 75 95 Maximum Value
PFOS 99.5 1.20 3.41 7.37 17.70 102.00 432.00
PFOA 99.0 0.37 0.91 1.66 5.00 31.70 139.00
PFHxS 99.5 0.29 1.06 2.17 5.65 45.90 430.50
PFNA 93.9 0.07 0.23 0.35 0.55 1.13 7.18
PFBS 46.2 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.24 22.90 2680.00
PFOSA 0.2 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.12
MeFOSAA 38.9 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.19 1.08 6.60
EtFOSAA 5.8 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.12 1.76
PFBA 9.1 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.15 4.99
PFPeA 5.1 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.10 1.06
PFHpA 10.6 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.16 1.37
PFDA 64.7 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.23 0.45 1.22
PFHxA 0.0 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07

Note: Limit of quantification (LOQ) = 0.1, values <LOQ re-expressed as LOQ/√2 = 0.07

PFOS = perfluoroalkyl substances; PFOA = perfluorooctanoic acid; PFHxS = perfluorohexanesulfonic acid; PFNA = perfluorononanoic acid; PFBS = perfluorobutanesulfonic acid; PFOSA = perfluorooctane sulfonamide; MeFOSAA = 2-(N-methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido) acetic acid; EtFOSAA = 2-(N-Ethyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid; PFBA = perfluorobutanoic acid; PFPeA = perfluoropentanoic acid; PFHpA = perfluoroheptanoic acid; PFDA = perfluorodecanoic acid; PFHxA = perfluorohexanoic acid