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Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots

ABSTRACT: This Dataset goes alongside the 2023 manuscript: Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots by Jeremy P. Koelmel, Elizabeth Z. Lin, Emily Parry, Paul Stelben, Emma E.Rennie, Krystal J.Godri Pollitt A small subset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are routinely screened in human blood. These compounds generally explain <50 percent of the total PFAS in human blood. The percentage of known PFAS in human blood has been decreasing as replacement PFAS and more complex PFAS chemistries are introduced to the market. Most of these novel PFAS have not been previous identified. Non-targeted methods are required to characterize this dark matter PFAS. Our objective was to apply non-targeted PFAS analysis to human blood to gain an understanding about the sources, concentrations, and toxicity of these compounds. A high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HRMS) and software workflow for PFAS characterization in dried blood spots is reported. Dried blood spots are a less invasive collection technique compared to venous blood draws, allowing collection from vulnerable populations. Biorepositories of archived dried blood spots are available internationally from newborns and present opportunities to study prenatal exposure to PFAS. In this study, dried blood spot cards were analyzed using iterative MS/MS by liquid chromatography HRMS. Data processing was conducted using FluoroMatch Suite including a visualizer tool that presents homologous series, retention time vs m/z plots, MS/MS spectra, feature tables, annotations, and fragments for fragment screening. The researcher performing data-processing and annotation was blinded to the fact that standards were spiked in, and was able to annotated 95 percent of standards spiked on dried blood spot samples, signifying a low false negative rate using FluoroMatch Suite. A total of 28 PFAS (20 standards and 4 exogenous compounds) were detected across five homologous series with Schymanski Level 2 confidence. Of these four, 3 were perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids (PFECA), a chemical class of PFAS which is increasingly being detected in environmental and biological matrices but is not currently screened in most targeted analyses. A further 86 potential PFAS were detected using fragment screening. PFAS are extremely persistent and widespread yet remain largely unregulated. Our findings will contribute to an improved an understanding of exposures. Application of these methods in environmental epidemiology studies have the potential to inform policy with regards to PFAS monitoring, regulation, and individual-level mitigation strategies.

INSTRUMENT(S): 6546 Q-TOF LC/MS (Agilent instrument model)

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)

SUBMITTER: Krystal J Godri Pollitt

PROVIDER: MSV000091786 | MassIVE | Mon Apr 24 08:12:00 BST 2023

REPOSITORIES: MassIVE

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