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Stuffed toys as a source of oral PFAS exposure: Migration into artificial saliva and exposure assessment

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Summary

PFAS migration from 18 infant/toddler stuffed toys into artificial saliva, targeted LC-MS/MS; EOF

Key numbers

Values read from the source tables and checked against the cited page. Shown as printed, without conversion. Selected records, not an exhaustive transcription. 3 values were held for review.

chemicalstatisticvalueunitmatrixsource location
PFHxA (PFHxA)detection frequency (%)100µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxA row, DF (%) column
PFHxA (PFHxA)mean migration (as reported)21.97µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxA row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFHxA (PFHxA)range of migration0.22 - 120.73µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxA row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFOA (PFOA)detection frequency (%)94µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOA row, DF (%) column
PFOA (PFOA)mean migration (as reported)0.20µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOA row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFOA (PFOA)range of migration<LOQ - 0.43µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOA row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFNA (PFNA)detection frequency (%)83µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFNA row, DF (%) column
PFNA (PFNA)mean migration (as reported)0.03µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFNA row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFNA (PFNA)range of migration<LOQ - 0.11µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFNA row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFHxS (PFHxS)detection frequency (%)6µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxS row, DF (%) column
PFHxS (PFHxS)mean migration (as reported)0.28µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxS row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFHxS (PFHxS)range of migration<LOQ - 0.28µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFHxS row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFBS (PFBS)detection frequency (%)33µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFBS row, DF (%) column
PFBS (PFBS)mean migration (as reported)0.11µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFBS row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFBS (PFBS)range of migration<LOQ - 0.41µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFBS row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFOS (PFOS)detection frequency (%)100µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOS row, DF (%) column
PFOS (PFOS)mean migration (as reported)0.25µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOS row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFOS (PFOS)range of migration0.07 - 0.79µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFOS row, Range [μg/m²] column
PFDA (PFDA)detection frequency (%)89µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFDA row, DF (%) column
PFDA (PFDA)mean migration (as reported)0.07µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFDA row, Mean [μg/m²] column
PFDA (PFDA)range of migration<LOQ - 0.10µg/m²Stuffed toys, PFAS migration (not total content)PDF p.5, Table 1, PFDA row, Range [μg/m²] column

Evidence Fitness

Primary childrens product measurement, targeted LC-MS/MS

Methods (brief)

See the methods section of the source PDF. Measured samples do not represent every product on the market.

Limitations

Values are reported by the authors for their own samples. Censored results and detection limits are as defined in the source. No unit conversions were made.

Provenance notes

DOI 10.1038/s41370-026-00946-8 resolved at Crossref; DOI matched in the filed PDF text. Original file: nowak-2026-stuffed-toys-as-a-source.pdf. SHA-256: 88612678315f1ec8c493b817eca2ca87d5d490e9da49e7f37606b501d0388d85. Library folder: papers-childrens-products.

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Children's products

PFBS

PFDA

PFHxA

PFHxS

PFNA

PFOA

PFOS