Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in American Red Cross adult blood donors, 2000–2015

• Published in: Environmental research 2017-08, Vol.157, p.87-95
• Main Authors: Olsen, Geary W., Mair, David C., Lange, Cleston C., Harrington, Laura M., Church, Timothy R., Goldberg, Corinne L., Herron, Ross M., Hanna, Hank, Nobiletti, John B., Rios, Jorge A., Reagen, William K., Ley, Carol A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; Adult; ADULTS; Aged; Biomonitoring; BLOOD; Blood Donors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Female; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; Fluorocarbons - analysis; Humans; Male; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; Middle Aged; Perfluoroalkyls; PFHxS; PFOA; PFOS; PLASMA; Plasma - chemistry; Red Cross; SAMPLING; SULFONATES; United States; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0013-9351; 1096-0953
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.013

In 2015, thirteen per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA) were analyzed in human plasma that were collected from a total of 616 American Red Cross male and female blood donors (ages 20–69) at 6 regional blood collection centers. Plasma samples were analyzed using a validated solvent precipitation-isotope dilution direction-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. The data were analyzed in conjunction with prior cross-sectional investigations [2000–2001 (n =645), 2006 (n =600), and 2010 (n =600)] to determine PFAS trends. Age- and sex-adjusted geometric mean serum (2000–2001) and plasma (2006, 2010, 2015) concentrations (ng/mL) were, respectively: PFHxS (2.3, 1.5, 1.3, 0.9); PFOS (35.1, 14.5, 8.4, 4.3); PFOA (4.7, 3.4, 2.4, 1.1); PFNA (0.6, 1.0, 0.8, 0.4); and PFDA (0.2, 0.3, 0.3, 0.1). The percentage decline in these geometric mean concentrations from 2000–2001 to 2015 were: PFHxS (61%); PFOS (88%); PFOA (77%); PFNA (33%); and PFDA (50%). The results indicate a continued decline of PFHxS, PFOS, and PFOA concentrations in American Red Cross blood donors. For the remaining PFAS measured in 2015, including the shorter chain perfluoroalkyls perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) and perfluorohexanoate (PFHxA), the majority of samples were below the lower limit of quantitation. [Display omitted] •In 2015, plasma from 616 American Red Cross adult blood donors measured for PFAS.•Prior collections of other donor samples were measured in 2000–2001, 2006, and 2010.•Percentage declines 2000–2001 to 2015 were 61% (PFHxS), 88% (PFOS), and 77% (PFOA).•In 2015 shorter chain perfluoroalkyls PFBS and PFHxA remained primarily < LLOQ.