Table 2.
Overall and country-specific median serum levels of PFAS (ng/ml) in women from Greenland, Poland and Ukraine and exposure ranges in the country specific tertiles
| Overall | Greenland | Poland | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 1.65 | 1.83 | 2.67 | 0.92 |
| Low | 0.50-1.51 | 0.97-2.16 | 0.24-0.78 | |
| Medium | 1.51-2.21 | 2.16-3.10 | 0.78-1.10 | |
| High | 2.22-5.13 | 3.13-9.84 | 1.11-9.79 | |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | 10.60 | 20.32 | 7.97 | 4.93 |
| Low | 4.10-17.15 | 2.53-6.97 | 0.75-3.97 | |
| Medium | 17.17-24.02 | 6.98-9.27 | 3.98-5.67 | |
| High | 24.04-87.27 | 9.36-21.28 | 5.67-18.09 | |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 1.94 | 2.04 | 2.35 | 1.55 |
| Low | 0.39-1.64 | 0.79-1.83 | 0.22-1.14 | |
| Medium | 1.64-2.60 | 1.84-2.98 | 1.17-1.98 | |
| High | 2.60-13.79 | 3.00-10.82 | 1.99-19.71 | |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Low | 0.20-0.56 | 0.19-0.48 | 0.14-0.48 | |
| Medium | 0.56-0.90 | 0.48-0.73 | 0.48-0.73 | |
| High | 0.90-5.71 | 0.74-2.76 | 0.73-3.72 |
PFAS perfluoroalkyl substances.