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Table 12 PFOS and PFOA concentrations (μg/L) of human breast milk

From: Toxicology of perfluorinated compounds

Substance

Sweden

China

Germany

 

Kärrman et al.[59]

So et al.[60]

Liu et al.[62]

Völkel et al.[61]

PFOS

0.06 to 0.47

0.201 (arithmetic mean)

0.045 to 0.36

0.121 (arithmetic mean)

0.049 (median)

0.028 to 0.309 German samples

0.096 to 0.639 Hungarian samples

PFOA

< 0.209 to 0.492

0.047 to 0.21

0.106 (arithmetic mean)

0.035 (median)

0.201 to 0.46