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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