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. 2020 Feb 18;128(2):027007. doi: 10.1289/EHP5337

Table 1.

Distribution of concentrations (ng/L) of the 12 measured PFAS congeners in 152 samples of drinking water taken during July and August 2013, before the full implementation of granular activated carbon filters.

Congener Min 25th percentile Median 75th percentile 95th percentile Max % samples LOQ
PFBA <10.0 86.0 123.5 173.3 359.4 625.0 88.8%
PFPeA <10.0 45.0 70.0 100.0 210.6 370.0 90.1%
PFHxA <10.0 39.0 52.0 79.5 185.8 330.0 89.5%
PFHpA <10.0 <10.0 14.0 23.0 56.0 151.0 67.1%
PFOA <10.0 176.0 319.5 546.2 1,123.2 1,475.0 89.5%
PFNA <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 76.0 0.7%
PFDeA <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 81.0 0.7%
PFUnA <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 95.0 1.3%
PFDoA <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 10.0 0.0%
PFBS <10.0 66.5 91.5 183.2 382.1 765.0 89.5%
PFHxS <10.0 <10.0 <10.0 13.3 26.0 66.0 40.1%
PFOS <10.0 11.0 18.0 29.3 66.5 117.0 77.6%

Note: The LOQ is set at 10.0 ng/L. LOQ, limit of quantification; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; PFBA, perfluorobutanoic acid; PFBS, perfluorobutanesulfonic acid; PFDeA, perfluorodecanoic acid; PFDoA, perfluorododecanoic acid; PFHpA, perfluoroheptanoic acid; PFHxA, perfluorohexanoic acid; PFHxS, perfluorohexanesulfonic acid; PFNA, perfluorononanoic acid; PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; PFPeA, perfluoropentanoic acid; PFUnA, perfluoroundecanoic acid.