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. 2014 Jul 15;48(16):9600–9608. doi: 10.1021/es501811k

Table 1. Median Concentrations (in μg/L) of PFASs and Frequency of Detection for 71 Paired Maternal–Infant Serum Samples Collected during Gestation and at Deliverya.

  maternal, 16 weeks [frequency of detection, %] maternal, delivery [frequency of detection, %] infant’s cord serum [frequency of detection, %]
Et-PFOSA-AcOH <LOD [23.9] <LOD [9.9] <LOD [11.3]
Me-PFOSA-AcOH 0.50 [100] 0.20 [88.7] 0.30 [93.0]
PFOSA <LOD [1.4] <LOD [0] <LOD [0]
PFHxS 1.20 [98.6] 1.20 [93.0] 0.60 [97.2]
PFOS 12.70 [100] 8.50 [100] 3.50 [98.6]
PFOA 4.80 [100] 3.30 [100] 3.10 [100]
PFNA 0.82 [100] 0.66 [100] 0.41 [98.6]
PFDeA 0.20 [97.2] 0.20 [90.1] <LOD [16.9]
a

The limits of detection (LODs) were 0.087 μg/L (Me-PFOSA-AcOH), 0.082 μg/L (PFNA), 0.1 μg/L (PFHxS, PFOA, PFDeA, PFOSA, Et-PFOSA-AcOH), and 0.2 μg/L (PFOS).