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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mar Pollut Bull. 2019 Feb 16;140:610–615. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.010

Table 1.

Summary statistics of PFAS detected above method detection limit (MDL). Concentrations are in ng/g (wet weight).

PFHxS PFNA PFOS PFDA PFUnA PFOSA PFDoA
Detected 65 69 69 56 61 4.0 13
% > MDL 94 100 100 81 88 6.0 19
Median 0.105 0.233 5.41 0.228 0.123 0.0985 0.0370
Min < 0.012 0.038 0.13 < 0.009 < 0.010 < 0.011 < 0.009
Max 3.40 3.52 166 3.08 1.49 0.123 0.0950

The total number of samples, n = 69. “Detected” indicates the number of manatees with a concentration for the PFAS above the method detection limit (MDL). “<” signifies the MDL. Wet weight refers to the weight of material inclusive of the presence of water.