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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk – dietary intake and risk assessment Cover

Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk – dietary intake and risk assessment

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|Dec 2023

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Map of Poland showing sampling points in different voivodeships

Fig. 2.

Distribution of the results for concentrations of lower-bound sum of 4 and of 14 perfluoroalkyl substances (LB ∑4 PFAS and LB ∑14 PFAS), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)

Fig. 3.

Relationship to the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of dietary intake with a statistically average weekly portion and recommended weekly portion of milk based on lower- and upper-bound mean and 95th percentile concentrations related to the TWI

Levels of other perfluoroalkyl substances determined in cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk (μg/kg)

Compound CowGoatSheepLOQ
PFHxAmean<LOQ<LOQ0.0055
median--0.00280.001
range--<LOQ–0.0114
PFHpAmean<LOQ0.00150.0016
median-0.00150.00160.001
range-<LOQ–0.0015<LOQ–0.0019
PFDAmean0.00210.00230.0024
median0.00210.00240.00200.001
range<LOQ–0.0021<LOQ–0.0032<LOQ–0.0042
PFUnDAmean0.00190.00170.0018
median0.00190.00160.00130.001
rangeLOQ-0.0019<LOQ–0.0026<LOQ–0.0032
PFDoAmean0.00110.00140.0017
median0.00110.00140.00150.001
range<LOQ–0.0011<LOQ–0.0015<LOQ–0.0026
PFTrDAmean<LOQ0.00570.0058
median-0.00570.00500.004
range-<LOQ–0.0070<LOQ–0.0091
PFTeDAmean0.00550.00630.0073
median0.00570.00570.00610.004
range<LOQ–0.0065<LOQ–0.0105<LOQ–0.0129
PFBSmean0.00120.00150.0015
median0.00120.00150.00140.001
range<LOQ–0.0012<LOQ–0.0020<LOQ–0.0020
PFPeSmean<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ
median---0.001
range---
PFHpSmean<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ
median range---0.001

Estimated intake (ng/kg body weight) of perfluoroalkyl substances (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid) with a statistically average weekly portion and recommended weekly portion of milk based on mean and 95th percentile upper-bound concentrations

Perfluoroalkyl substance concentration
ChildrenAdults
Mean95th PercentileMean95th Percentile
Intake ng/kg b.w
Cow0.153/0.6520.199/0.8480.050/0.2150.066/0.280
Goat0.259/1.1060.529/2.2580.086/0.3650.175/0.745
Sheep0.266/1.1360.486/2.0760.088/0.3750.160/0.685

PFOS, PFOA, PFNA and PFHxS levels in cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk (μg/kg)

Compound CowGoatSheepLOQIndicative level
∑PFOSmean0.00170.00480.0038
median0.00140.00260.00330.0010.020
range<LOQ–0.0034<LOQ–0.0174<LOQ–0.0096
L-PFOSmean0.00150.00330.0025
median0.00140.00230.00200.001-
range<LOQ–0.0034<LOQ–0.0129<LOQ–0.0047
PFOAmean0.00160.00160.0017
median0.00150.00140.00140.0010.010
range<LOQ–0.0023<LOQ–0.0022<LOQ–0.0026
PFNAmean0.00150.00140.0020
median0.00150.00140.00160.0010.050
range<LOQ–0.0016<LOQ–0.0015<LOQ–0.0037
PFHxSmean<LOQ0.0027<LOQ
median-0.0027-0.0010.060
range-<LOQ–0.0015-
UB∑4 PFASmean0.00430.00730.0075
median0.00400.00560.00650.0040-
range0.0040–0.00640.0040–0.02240.0041–0.0156
LB∑4 PFASmean0.00080.00460.0055
median0.00000.00260.0045--
range0.0000–0.00350.0000–0.02140.0011–0.0136
Language: English
Page range: 593 - 602
Submitted on: Jun 1, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 10, 2023
Published on: Dec 19, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Szczepan Mikołajczyk, Małgorzata Warenik-Bany, Marek Pajurek, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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