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, %] | |
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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] |
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).