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. 2020 Sep 17;18(9):e06223. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6223

Table 10.

Summary statistics of the mean and 95th percentile LB and UB chronic dietary exposure to 17 PFASs (ng/kg bw per day) for adults in 19 surveys across European countries

PFAS Range of mean dietary exposure in adults (LB–UB) (ng/kg bw per day)
Mean LB dietary exposure Mean UB dietary exposure
Minimum Median Maximum Minimum Median Maximum
PFBA 0.12 0.32 0.51 2.19 2.68 3.11
PFPeA 0.04 0.07 0.15 3.97 4.80 5.80
PFHxA 0.22 0.29 0.37 3.47 4.05 5.58
PFHpA 0.06 0.12 0.17 2.45 2.84 4.59
PFOA 0.13 0.18 0.28 3.60 4.18 5.71
PFNA 0.02 0.04 0.07 3.08 3.68 5.25
PFDA 0.02 0.05 0.11 2.98 3.52 5.12
PFUnDA 0.01 0.02 0.06 3.32 3.76 5.46
PFDoDA 0.01 0.02 0.04 2.72 3.25 4.97
PFTrDA < 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.48 0.66 0.85
PFTeDA < 0.01 < 0.01 0.01 0.44 0.53 0.70
PFBS 0.03 0.03 0.04 3.46 4.04 5.68
PFHxS 0.06 0.08 0.11 2.86 3.45 5.06
PFHpS < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.62 0.76 0.94
PFOS 0.29 0.58 0.93 3.82 4.47 5.94
PFDS < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.51 0.67 0.91
FOSA 0.01 0.04 0.33 7.86 9.26 11.64
PFAS Range of 95th percentile dietary exposure in adults (LB–UB) (ng/kg bw per day)
95th percentile LB dietary exposure 95th percentile UB dietary exposure
Minimum Median Maximum Minimum Median Maximum
PFBA 0.48 0.86 1.29 3.52 4.46 5.30
PFPeA 0.10 0.21 0.88 7.51 9.32 12.09
PFHxA 0.43 0.61 0.77 6.31 8.02 15.78
PFHpA 0.14 0.25 0.30 4.16 6.12 14.70
PFOA 0.32 0.40 0.59 6.76 8.37 15.92
PFNA 0.06 0.10 0.18 5.80 7.46 15.42
PFDA 0.06 0.13 0.32 5.64 7.19 15.27
PFUnDA 0.04 0.08 0.30 5.62 7.26 15.76
PFDoDA 0.03 0.05 0.17 4.95 6.72 15.10
PFTrDA 0.02 0.05 0.18 0.93 1.25 1.81
PFTeDA < 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.75 0.93 1.50
PFBS 0.05 0.07 0.09 6.19 8.10 15.88
PFHxS 0.15 0.18 0.24 5.36 7.13 15.22
PFHpS < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 1.11 1.33 1.78
PFOS 0.84 1.71 4.79 7.53 9.31 16.31
PFDS < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 1.09 1.37 2.00
FOSA 0.02 0.13 2.30 13.12 16.03 22.98