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. 2019 Sep 16;5(9):e02472. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02472

Table 3.

Summary of selected (most commonly reported) PFAS concentrations reported in estuaries and embayments.

Country Chemical
Reference
PFBS
PFHxS
PFOS
PFBA
PFPeA
PFHxA
PFHpA
PFOA
PFNA
PFDA
PFUnDA
(ng/L)
Australia 0.4–7.0 3.0–30 3.9–74 1.7–11 1.1–9.7 1.5–22 1.2–8.9 2.1–9.1 0.2–6.4 0.2–1.7 0.0–1.1 This study
0.6–2.6 0.1–17 0.3–34 0.4–6.2 0.2–3.7 0.1–11 0.2–1.3 0.1–1.2 Gallen et al. (2014)
152 +/- 24 323 +/- 25 231 +/- 17 253 +/- 40 225 +/- 33 303 +/- 36 334 +/- 53 Kaserzon et al. (2012)
1.2–1.5 2.7–4.3 7.5–21 2.8–3.2 1.4–2.0 4.2–6.4 0.6–2.0 0.8–1.6 0.2–0.3 Thompson et al. (2011)
China 2.3–9.6 n.d. - 0.6 n.d. - 0.8 25–105 20–79 4–11 0.8–2.3 9–16 0.4–0.8 n.d. - 0.3 Shao et al. (2016)
2.38 107 142 289 211 13666 1.75 Heydebreck et al. (2015)
n.d. - 30.9 2.58–81.7 Wang et al. (2011)
n.d. - 2.25 0.17–37 Ju et al. (2008)
n.d. - 99 n.d. - 260 So et al. (2007)
Germany 0.37–1.65 n.d. - 1.62 n.d. - 3.11 0.81–3.83 1.31–4.38 n.d. - 7.74 1.57–11.56 0.12–2.25 n.d. - 2.12 n.d. - 0.34 Heydebreck et al. (2015)
Japan 0.5–1.0 0.9–2.2 8–20 2–4 0.5–1.5 0.4–1.5 2.5–9.0 2–5 Ahrens et al. (2010)
0.78–17 2.7–63 Sakurai et al. (2010)
0.02–56 0.34–57 1.8–192 0.16–71 Yamashita et al. (2005)
3.3–5.6 12.7–25.4 154–192 Yamashita et al. (2004)
0.5–25.2 Saito et al. (2003)
Korea n.d. - 0.4 n.d. - 1.1 n.d. - 4.2 n.d. - 2.0 n.d. - 8.7 n.d. - 16 n.d. - 1.5 n.d. - 1.0 Lam et al. (2016)
1.0–15 0.83–14 0.57–26 0.78–9.5 0.41–5.1 0.81–10 2.4–34 1.3–23 0.45–7.7 0.17–4.9 0.32–5.2 Hong et al. (2013)
n.d. - 16 n.d. - 8.7 0.35–47 n.d. - 110 0.54–31 0.20–5.9 0.20–9.3 0.22–1.3 Naile et al. (2013)
2.24. -651 0.9–62 Rostkowski et al. (2006)
Norway n.d. - 0.1 0.0–0.2 0.0–0.1 0.3–0.4 0.0–0.1 0.0–0.1 Kwok et al. (2013)
USA 2.5–2.8 2.6–3.7 Konwick et al. (2008)

Estimated from Author figures.