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Table 2 Distributions of PFAS (ng/mL) and PBDE (ng/g lipid) concentrations in maternal serum

From: Associations between prenatal maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and birth outcomes among pregnant women in San Francisco

  MDL (ng/mL) % Above MDL % Machine Readable Median IQR (25th Percentile, 75th Percentile) 95th Percentile Maximum
PFAS
 Perfluorononanoic Acid PFNA 0.06 98.8 99.6 0.30 (0.20, 0.44) 0.85 18.7
 Perflucorooctane Sulfonic Acid PFOS 0.07 100.0 100.0 1.93 (1.18, 3.13) 6.06 14.5
 Perfluorooctanoic Acid PFOA 0.13 99.8 100.0 0.76 (0.46, 1.12) 2.11 32.2
 Methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamide Acetic Acid Me-PFOSA-AcOH 0.01 98.8 99.8 0.05 (0.03, 0.08) 0.19 1.79
 Perfluorohexanesulphonic Acid PFHxS 0.01 100.0 100.0 0.33 (0.20, 0.59) 1.52 4.94
Total PFAS > 80% MDL     3.68 (2.30, 5.72) 10.2 54.7
 Perfluorodecanoic Acid PFDeA 0.08 69.2 92.3 0.16 (0.12, 0.24) 0.50 3.87
 Perfluoroundecanoic Acid PFUdA 0.05 71.9 95.3 0.14 (0.09, 0.23) 0.40 1.26
 Perfluorooctane Sulfonamide PFOSA 0.02 2.37 42.5 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 0.11
 Perfluorobutane Sulfonate PFBS 0.03 0.79 52.0 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 0.10
 Perfluoroheptanoic Acid PFHpA 0.05 12.1 67.2 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) 0.17 0.49
 Perfluorododecanoic Acid PFDoA 0.20 2.17 57.9 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 0.48
 Ethyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido Acetic Acid Et-PFOSA-AcOH 0.01 10.5 66.2 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) 0.05 0.09
PBDE
 2,2′,4,4′-tetra-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-47 0.02 99.8 100.0 10.9 (7.32, 17.0) 39.7 364.3
 2,2′,4,4′,5-penta-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-99 0.02 84.4 99.0 4.1 (2.95, 5.91) 11.9 141.3
Total PBDE > 80% MDL      16.2 (11.9, 25.6) 54.2 505.6
 2,2′,4′-tri-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-17 0.02 0.00 14.4 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,4,4′-tri-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-28 0.02 5.34 64.0 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) 9.00 15.9
 2,3′,4,4′-tetra-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-66 0.02 0.20 9.88 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) 4.10 4.10
 2,2′,3,4,4′-penta-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-85 0.02 0.99 11.7 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 12.6
 2,2′,4,4′,6-penta-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-100 0.03 44.5 100.0 <MDL (<MDL, 16.1) 16.1 90.2
 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-153 0.03 57.9 95.1 9.59 (<MDL, 44.2) 44.2 232.1
 2,2′,4,4′,5,6′-hexa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-154 0.03 0.79 14.0 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 15.9
 2,2′,3,4,4′,5′,6-hepta-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-183 0.03 0.20 20.2 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 4.17
 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,6′-octa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-196 0.03 0.00 15.8 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,6,6′-octa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-197 0.03 0.99 43.9 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 23.6
 2,2′,3,3′,4,5′,6,6′-octa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-201 0.03 0.00 16.8 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,3′,5,5′,6,6′-octa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-202 0.03 0.00 12.7 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,4,4′,5,5′,6-octa-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-203 0.03 0.00 13.0 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,5′,6-nona-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-206 0.04 0.00 15.8 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,6,6′-nona-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-207 0.04 0.79 53.6 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 13.1
 2,2′,3,3′,4,5,5′,6,6′-nona-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-208 0.04 0.00 27.5 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL <MDL
 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,5′,6,6′-deca-bromodiphenyl ether BDE-209 0.14 2.77 58.1 <MDL (<MDL, <MDL) <MDL 75.5
  1. Abbreviations: PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PBDE polybrominated diphenyl ethers, MDL method detection limit, IQR interquartile range
  2. Note: % machine readable indicates the percent of PFAS and PBDE concentrations in which a signal was obtained. Median, IQR, 95th Percentile, and Maximum values were calculated with PFAS and PBDE concentrations below the MDL coded as missing
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