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A recent study examined blood samples that were taken from California women at different time periods -- the 1960s, the 1980s, and 2009. They were examined for the presence of 12 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs).
In each time period, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was present at the highest concentration, followed by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).