Skip to main content
. 2020 Sep 23;128(9):097006. doi: 10.1289/EHP6470

Table 4.

Exposures to a PFOS and PFHxS mixture were prepared to replicate the contribution of these compounds in AFFF dilutions.

Combined PFOS and PFHxS (mg/L) PFOS contribution (mg/L) PFHxS contribution (mg/L) Relative % AFFF
0 0 0 0 0
5.11 4.41 0.70 0.0014 1.41×103
10.23 8.82 1.41 0.0028 2.81×103
20.46 17.64 2.81 0.0056 5.63×103
40.91 35.29 5.63 0.0113 1.13×102
81.83 70.58 11.25 0.0225 2.25×102
163.65 141.15 22.50 0.0450 4.50×102
327.30 282.30 45.00 0.0900 9.00×102

Note: These dilutions were made keeping the PFOS:PFHxS ratio (6.27:1) as defined in the legacy 3% AFFF sample. Single exposures to PFOS and PFHxS at these defined concentrations were completed alongside the mixture exposures. AFFF, aqueous film-forming foam; PFOS, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; PFHxS, perfluorohexanesulfonic acid.