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Average concentrations of select perfluoroalkyl substances in Canadians aged 3 to 79 years, by age group, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 5 (2016 and 2017)

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3 to 5 years 6 to 11 years 12 to 19 years 20 to 39 years 40 to 59 years 60 to 79 years 0 1 2 3 4 5 micrograms per litre Perfluorooctane sulfonatePerfluorooctane sulfonate Perfluorooctanoic acidPerfluorooctanoic acid Perfluorohexane sulfonatePerfluorohexane sulfonate
Note(s):
Concentrations presented as a geometric mean. Perfluoroalkyl substances were measured in blood. Results are rounded to two significant digits. All results are displayed with the same number of decimal places and, therefore, some results have additional trailing zeros, which implies a greater level of precision.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey (5071).

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Average concentrations of select perfluoroalkyl substances in Canadians aged 3 to 79 years, by age group, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 5 (2016 and 2017), micrograms per litre
  Perfluorooctane sulfonate Perfluorooctanoic acid Perfluorohexane sulfonate
3 to 5 years 1.7 1.5 0.61
6 to 11 years 1.7 1.3 0.59
12 to 19 years 1.9 1.1 0.69
20 to 39 years 2.5 1.1 0.84
40 to 59 years 3.8 1.4 0.93
60 to 79 years 4.5 1.6 1.30
Note(s):
Concentrations presented as a geometric mean. Perfluoroalkyl substances were measured in blood. Results are rounded to two significant digits. All results are displayed with the same number of decimal places and, therefore, some results have additional trailing zeros, which implies a greater level of precision.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey (5071).
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