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[Preprint]. 2023 Feb 22:2023.02.14.23285850. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2023.02.14.23285850

Table 2.

Summary of SHOW results for all PFAS analytes

Analyte Abbreviation CAS-RNb Detection Limit # positive SHOW results % positive results Weighted Geometric Mean Min result Max Result
Perfluoro-n-butanesulfonic acid PFBS 375-73-5 0.022 78 12.8926 0.0708 0.022 0.158
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid PFPeS 2706-91-4 0.015 351 58.0165 0.074 0.015 0.523
Perfluoro-n-hexanesulfonic acid PFHxS 355-46-4 0.028 599 99.0083 1.138 0.033 30
Perfluoro-n-heptanesulfonic acid PFHpS 375-92-8 0.027 583 96.3636 0.168 0.027 2.58
Perfluoro-n-octanesulfonic acid PFOS 1763-23-1 0.036 602 99.5041 4.513 0.056 32.9
Perfluorononanesulfonic acid PFNS 68259-12-1 0.018 1 0.16529 0.071 0.021 0.021
Perfluoro-n-decanesulfonic acid PFDS 335-77-3 0.049 16 2.64463 0.071 0.05 0.188
Perfluorooctanesulfonamide-methyl FOSA 754-91-6 0.029 1 0.16529 0.071 0.055 0.055
perfluorooctanesulfonamide-ethyl NMeFOSA 31506-32-8 0.246 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
perfluorooctanesulfonamide-methyl NEtFOSA 4151-50-2 0.064 3 0.5 0.071 0.085 0.102
perfluorooctanesulfonamido acetic acid-ethyl NMeFOSAA 2355-31-9 0.145 294 48.6 0.137 0.147 2.8
perfluorooctanesulfonamido acetic acid-Methyl NEtFOSAA 2991-50-6 0.184 13 2.15 0.073 0.195 2.02
perfluorooctanesulfonamido ethanol N-MeFOSE 24448-09-7 0.099 1 0.17 0.071 0.128 0.128
perfluorooctanesulfonamido ethanol N-EtFOSE 1691-99-2 0.139 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid 4:2 FTSA 757124-72-4 0.067 50 8.26 0.072 0.066 0.151
6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid 6:2 FTSA 27619-97-2 0.149 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid 8:2 FTSA 39108-34-4 0.101 26 4.3 0.072 0.102 0.227
10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid 10:2 FTSA 120226-60-0 0.081 33 5.45 0.071 0.082 0.122
Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid 9Cl-PF3ONS 756426-58-1 0.009 252 41.65 0.071 0.009 0.293
Perfluoro-n-butanoic acid PFBA 375-22-4 0.039 173 28.6 0.074 0.039 0.546
Perfluoro-n-pentanoic acid PFPeA 2706-90-3 0.015 39 6.45 0.072 0.016 1.11
Perfluoro-n-hexanoic acid PFHxA 307-24-4 0.043 2 0.33 0.071 0.046 0.071
Perfluoro-n-heptanoic acid PFHpA 375-85-9 0.031 352 58.18 0.075 0.031 2.85
Perfluoro-n-octanoic acid PFOA 335-67-1 0.025 603 99.67 1.196 0.038 19.1
Perfluoro-n-nonanoic acid PFNA 375-95-1 0.021 601 99.34 0.452 0.022 12
Perfluoro-n-decanoic acid PFDA 335-76-2 0.024 598 98.84 0.142 0.024 4.51
Perfluoro-n-undecanoic acid PFUnDA 2058-94-8 0.042 460 76.03 0.094 0.042 1.36
Perfluoro-n-dodecanoic acid PFDoA 307-55-1 0.053 23 3.8 0.071 0.057 0.295
Perfluoro-n-tridecanoic acid PFTriA 72629-94-8 0.391 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Perfluoro-n-tetradecanoic acid PFTeA 376-06-7 0.032 2 0.33 0.071 0.035 0.041
Perfluoro-n-hexadecanoic acid PFHxDA 67905-19-5 0.085 1 0.17 0.071 0.097 0.097
Perfluoro-n-octadecanoic acid PFODA 16517-11-6 0.164 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
4,8-Dioxa-3Hperfluorononanoic acid DONA 919005-14-4 0.012 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid 11Cl-PF3OUdS 763051-92-9 0.011 2 0.33 0.071 0.13 0.14
6:2 di-subs. polyfluoroalkyl phosphate. 6:2 diPAP 57677-95-9 0.077 23 3.8 0.073 0.078 0.451
8:2 di-subs. polyfluoroalkyl phosphate. 8:2 diPAP 678-41-1 0.134 3 0.5 0.071 0.254 0.296
Perfluoro-2-methoxypropanoic acid. PFMPA 377-73-1 0.019 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Perfluoro-2-methoxybutanoic acid. PFMBA 863090-89-5 0.017 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

Highlighted rows indicate inclusion in both SHOW and NHANES analyses. Compounds with percentages of positive results less than 15% in SHOW were not included in comparisons as we are unable to draw reliable conclusions