Table 2.
Plasma concentrations of 8 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in our sample
Perfluoroalkyl substances | Abbreviated Name | % > LOD | Plasma concentration (ng/ml) by percentile | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25th | 50th | 75th | |||
Perfluorooctanoic acid | PFOA | 99.9 | 4.95 | 6.98 | 9.54 |
Perfluorooctane sulfonate | PFOS | 100 | 1.81 | 2.38 | 3.23 |
Perfluorononanoic acid | PFNA | 100 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.83 |
Perfluoroundecanoic acid | PFUA | 99.9 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.53 |
Perfluorodecanoic acid | PFDA | 99.1 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.54 |
Perfluorohexane sulfonate | PFHxS | 100 | 0.132 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
Perfluorododecanoic acid | PFDoA | 90.4 | 0.069 | 0.094 | 0.13 |
Perfluorobutane sulfonate | PFBS | 97.2 | 0.037 | 0.047 | 0.061 |
LOD (ng/ml): PFOSA (0.12), PFHpA (0.03), PFOS (0.09), PFNA (0.02), PFHxS (0.02)