Key scientific issues in developing drinking water guidelines for perfluoroalkyl acids: Contaminants of emerging concern
Fig 2
Predicted increases in serum PFOA concentrations from consumption of drinking water with various concentrations of PFOA.
Predicted serum PFOA concentrations from consumption at mean [30] and upper percentile drinking water ingestion rates, as compared to median and 95th serum PFOA concentration percentiles from NHANES [23]. Predictions are based on the clearance factor for PFOA (0.14 ml/kg/day), which relates PFOA dose (ng/kg/day) to serum PFOA concentration (ng/ml) [31–33]. PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.