Table 3.
Mean, minimum, and maximum reported PFAS concentrations.
PFAS | # Well Locations | Concentration Range (ng/L) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min or LOQa | Maximum | Mean | ||||
Reported | Reference | Arithmetic | 95%CIb | |||
PFPrA | 12 | 5.1 | 18,000 | Martin et al., 2019 | 2200 | 2900 |
PFBA | 1298 | 0.004 | 87,000 | Houtz et al., 2013 | 1400 | 430 |
PFPeA | 1578 | 0.0211 | 300,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 3700 | 1400 |
PFHxA | 1695 | 0.02 | 875,000 | GHD, 2018 | 8100 | 2900 |
PFHpA | 1695 | 0.02 | 206,000 | ATSDR, 2005 | 1400 | 520 |
PFOA | 2199 | 0.028 | 6,570,000 | Moody and Field, 1999 | 15000 | 12000 |
PFNA | 1507 | 0.02 | 66,700 | McGuire et al., 2014 | 160 | 120 |
PFDA | 1426 | 0.0096 | 143,040 | McGuire et al., 2014 | 160 | 250 |
PFUnA | 789 | 0.0024 | 760 | EA, 2020 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
PFDoDA | 769 | 0.019 | 1,040 | EA, 2020 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
PFTriA | 404 | 0.015 | 7.0 | Propp et al., 2021 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
PFTeA | 593 | 0.020 | 4,000 | EA, 2020 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
PFHxDA | 431 | 0.005 | 8.9 | Wang et al., 2022 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
PFOcDA | 430 | 0.02 | 2.92 | Wang et al., 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
PFPrS | 77 | 0.009 | 176,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 22000 | 14000 |
PFBS | 1555 | 0.01 | 822,000 | GHD, 2018 | 4900 | 2300 |
PFPeS | 165 | 0.2 | 374,000 | GHD, 2018 | 25000 | 14000 |
PFHxS | 1674 | 0.01 | 2,380,000 | GHD, 2018 | 20000 | 7800 |
PFHpS | 272 | 0.022 | 66,700 | GHD, 2018 | 2600 | 1100 |
PFOS | 2046 | 0.01 | 4,600,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 21000 | 11000 |
PFOSA | 382 | 0.004 | 22,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 293 | 232 |
PFNS | 72 | 2 | 20,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 1800 | 1400 |
PFDS | 509 | 0.005 | 23,800 | Anderson et al., 2016 | 56 | 99 |
4:2 FTS | 84 | 0.38 | 12,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 1600 | 1000 |
6:2 FTS | 605 | 0.06 | 14,600,000 | Moody and Field, 1999 | 56000 | 58000 |
8:2 FTS | 281 | 0.25 | 98,000 | Nickerson et al., 2021 | 1600 | 1200 |
GenX | 1291 | 0.060 | 4,000 | Roostaei et al., 2021 | 440 | 84 |
Reported minimum equal to limit of quantification (LOQ); cells shaded in blue
95% Confidence Interval (CI)