| Literature DB >> 24952613 |
Da-Hye Kim1, Mi-Young Lee2, Jeong-Eun Oh3.
Abstract
Serum and urine samples from 120 children aged 5-13 years from Dae-gu, Korea, were analyzed for 16 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). The total PFC concentrations in the serum were 4.26-29.70 ng/mL, and perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS, which was dominant overall, at 6.58 ng/mL), and perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUndA) were detected in all serum samples. The total PFC concentrations in the urine ranged from below the detection limit to 14.9 ng/mL, and perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) was predominant. The PFOS (p < 0.005) concentration was higher in the serum of children than that of Korean adults aged 20-29. Some of the PFC concentrations in the serum correlated negatively with body mass index and tended to increase with the duration of breastfeeding. However, there were no gender-specific differences in the PFC concentrations and no correlations between PFC concentrations in serum and urine.Entities:
Keywords: Children; Perfluorinated compounds; Serum; South Korea; Urine
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24952613 DOI： 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.05.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Pollut ISSN： 0269-7491 Impact factor: 8.071