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. 2006 Nov 28;115(2):226–230. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9491

Table 3.

Levels (ng/mL) of seven PFCs in matched milk and serum samples from 12 primiparous Swedish women, 2004.

PFHxS PFOS PFOSA PFOA PFNA PFDA PFUnDA
Serum
 No. > LOD 12 12 9 12 12 12 12
 Range 1.8–11.8 8.2–48.0 < 0.10–0.49 2.4–5.3 0.43–2.5 0.27–1.8 0.20–1.5
 Mean 4.7 20.7 0.24 3.8 0.80 0.53 0.40
 SD 2.9 10.5 0.16 1.0 0.55 0.41 0.35
 Median 4.0 18.7 0.19 3.8 0.63 0.43 0.28
Milk
 No. > LOD 12 12 8 1a 2 0 0
 Range 0.031–0.172 0.060–0.470 < 0.007–0.030 < 0.209b–0.492 < 0.005–0.020 < 0.008 < 0.005
 Mean 0.085 0.201 0.013 NA 0.017 NA NA
 SD 0.047 0.117 0.009 NA NA NA NA
 Median 0.070 0.166 0.010 NA NA NA NA
M:S 0.02:1 0.01:1 0.07:1 0.12:1 0.01:1 NA NA
CV 28 38 67 NA 52 NA NA

NA, not applicable.

a

Eleven additional samples were above the detection limit (0.01 ng/mL) but the blank level was > 50% of the detected concentrations (blank level 0.209 ng/mL).

b

Blank level.