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Table 2 Range (ng/ml) of PFOS/PFOA plasma concentrations, by tertile, in pregnant women

From: Pregnancy serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances and offspring behaviour and motor development at age 5–9 years – a prospective study

Exposure

Tertile

Combined

Greenland

Ukraine

Poland

(N = 1,106)

(n = 526)

(n = 491)

(n = 89)

Pregnancy PFOS

Median (10th-90th percentile)

10.0 (3.6, 27,4)

20.3 (12.0-37.0)

5.0 (2.9-8.2)

8.0 (5.3-12.7)

 

Low tertile

0.7-6.2

4.1-16.8

0.7-4.2

2.5-7.0

 

Medium tertile

6.2-16.6

16.8-23.9

4.2-5.9

7.1-9.6

 

High tertile

16.6-87.3

23.9-87.3

5.9-18.1

9.7-21.3

Pregnancy PFOA

Median (10th-90th percentile)

1.4 (0.7, 3.0)

1.8 (1.0-3.1)

1.0 (0.5-1.7)

2.7 (1.5-4.3)

 

Low tertile

0.2-1.1

0.5-1.5

0.2-0.8

1.0-2.2

 

Medium tertile

1.1-1.9

1.5-2.2

0.8-1.1

2.2-3.1

 

High tertile

1.9-9.8

2.2-5.1

1.1-9.8

3.1-9.8

  1. PFOA, perfluorooctanoate; PFOS, perfluorooctane sulfonate.