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. 2020 Sep 17;18(9):e06223. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6223
Fish species PFOS PFOA PFNA PFHxS
N %LC LB UB N %LC LB UB N %LC LB UB N %LC LB UB
Carp (Cyprinus) 145 14% 14.12 14.21 149 32% 4.10 4.33 125 65% 0.84 1.47 126 97% 0.07 1.01
Eels (Apodes) 164 35% 9.23 9.44 177 96% 0.07 0.68 54 91% 0.98 1.66 58 98% 0.02 0.73
Roach (Rutilus) 8 13% 8.05 8.18 10 100% 0.00 1.00 10 100% 0.00 1.00 10 100% 0.00 1.00
Perch (Perca) 47 31% 6.08 6.31 49 99% 0.04 0.45 17 100% 0.00 0.95 15 100% 0.00 0.88
Bream (Charax) 41 49% 6.03 6.29 45 100% 0.00 0.55 16 100% 0.00 0.94 16 100% 0.00 0.94
Barbel (Barbus) 13 8% 5.16 5.24 14 100% 0.00 0.56 5 100% 0.01 0.60 5 100% 0.00 0.51
Sardine and pilchard (Sardina) 14 0% 4.73 4.73 28 64% 0.10 0.37 14 57% 0.08 0.53 14 64% 0.01 0.45
Sea catfish and wolf‐fish (Anarhichas) 20 70% 3.04 3.46 16 94% 0.11 0.80 13 100% 0.00 0.79 13 100% 0.00 0.73
Plaice (Pleuronectes) 39 46% 2.95 3.29 39 97% 0.08 0.72 28 100% 0.00 0.85 5 100% 0.00 0.51
Whitefish (Coregonus) 18 23% 1.52 1.62 18 100% 0.00 0.29 1 100% 0.01 0.60
‐Bass (Marone) 6 67% 1.40 1.74 6 100% 0.00 0.44 3 100% 0.01 0.60 3 100% 0.00 0.51
Grey mullet (Mugil) 13 8% 0.93 0.97 18 11% 0.17 0.20 8 25% 0.15 0.15 8 38% 0.02 0.04
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) 51 12% 0.86 0.92 56 84% 0.05 0.35 58 84% 0.04 0.33 58 84% 0.01 0.30
Shrimps (Crangon crangon) 39 25% 0.74 0.76 38 76% 0.02 0.09 34 93% 0.02 0.12 19 100% 0.00 0.09
Norway lobster (Nephrophs norvegicus) 2 50% 0.74 0.76 2 100% 0.02 0.10 2 100% 0.03 0.13 2 100% 0.00 0.10
Crayfish (Astacus spp.) 2 100% 0.74 0.76 2 100% 0.02 0.10 1 100% 0.03 0.13 1 100% 0.00 0.10
Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 16 50% 0.72 1.04 17 100% 0.00 0.52 7 100% 0.00 0.74 1 100% 0.00 0.51
Sole (Limanda; Solea) 15 67% 0.70 1.08 16 88% 0.13 0.55 11 82% 0.02 0.63 3 100% 0.00 0.51
Crab (Cancer spp.) 16 44% 0.69 0.93 13 46% 0.38 0.54 16 50% 0.35 0.50 20 85% 0.30 0.78
Char (Salvelinus) 3 100% 0.58 0.98 1 100% 0.12 0.53 3 100% 0.01 0.60 2 100% 0.00 0.51
Lophiiformes (Pediculati) 4 50% 0.58 0.98 7 100% 0.00 0.31 7 100% 0.00 0.36 3 100% 0.00 0.51
Rays (Hypotremata) 2 50% 0.58 0.98 2 100% 0.12 0.53 2 100% 0.01 0.60 1 100% 0.00 0.51
Bonito (Sarda Sarda) 1 0% 0.58 0.98 1 100% 0.12 0.53
‐Cod and whiting (Gadus spp.) 174 67% 0.47 1.05 145 93% 0.01 0.74 130 92% 0.02 0.78 27 100% 0.00 0.53
Mackeral (Scomber) 125 79% 0.36 0.93 136 81% 0.31 0.88 129 96% 0.00 0.74 122 99% 0.00 0.74
Prawns (Palaemon serratus) 8 38% 0.33 0.50 9 33% 0.20 0.42 2 100% 0.03 0.13 2 100% 0.00 0.10
Herring (Clupea) 288 74% 0.32 0.62 290 96% 0.02 0.38 243 90% 0.02 0.38 237 99% 0.00 0.38
Salmon and trout (Salmo spp.) 574 88% 0.31 0.83 521 95% 0.13 0.63 522 100% 0.00 0.70 365 100% 0.00 0.63
Hake (Merluccius) 32 11% 0.27 0.31 35 93% 0.06 0.12 19 97% 0.00 0.07 15 100% 0.00 0.03
Halibut (Hippoglossus spp.) 487 71% 0.26 0.81 106 99% 0.00 0.30 487 100% 0.00 0.77 487 100% 0.00 0.69
Tuna (Thunsnus) 21 39% 0.16 0.26 34 100% 0.00 0.12 17 100% 0.00 0.13 17 100% 0.00 0.11
Mussel (Mytilus edulis) 55 21% 0.08 0.17 58 100% 0.00 0.14 53 100% 0.00 0.15 33 100% 0.00 0.08
Water molluscs 10 60% 0.06 0.35 10 40% 0.01 0.33 9 44% 0.00 0.34 9 100% 0.00 0.31
Squid (Loligo vulgaris) 4 100% 0.06 0.35 4 100% 0.01 0.33
‐Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) 2 0% 0.06 0.35 2 50% 0.01 0.33 1 100% 0.00 0.34 1 100% 0.00 0.31
Cockle (Cardium edule) 1 100% 0.06 0.35 1 100% 0.01 0.33 1 100% 0.00 0.34
‐Scallop (Pecten spp.) 19 83% 0.01 0.18 19 66% 0.01 0.18 19 100% 0.00 0.18 19 100% 0.00 0.16
Oyster (Ostrea edulis) 36 93% 0.00 0.77 37 100% 0.00 0.78 37 100% 0.00 0.78 33 100% 0.00 0.78
Queen scallop (Chlamys opercularis) 9 100% 0.00 0.05 9 100% 0.00 0.05 9 100% 0.00 0.06 9 100% 0.00 0.05

–: No data provided to EFSA; LB: lower bound: LC: left‐censored; N: number of samples, UB: upper bound; PFOS: perfluoroheptane sulfonate; PFOA: perfluorooctanoic acid; PFNA: perfluorononanoic acid; PFHxS: perfluorohexane sulfonic acid.