Styrene
World Health Organization ; UN. Environment Programme
WHO - Geneva
1983
123 p.
animal experiments ; biological effects ; carcinogenicity ; dose response relationship ; genetic effects ; human experiments ; hydrocarbons ; limitation of exposure ; metabolic process ; organic compounds ; styrene ; toxic effects ; toxic substances
Environmental Health Criteria
26
Chemicals
English
Bibliogr.;Charts
92-4-154086-9
Styrene (ethenylbenzene) is a commercially important chemical used in the production of polymers, copolymers, and reinforced plastics. Exposure mainly occurs in industries and operations using styrene, and industrial sources are the most likely cause of general population exposure. Other potential sources of general population exposure include motor vehicle exhaust, tobacco smoke, and other combustion/pyrolysis processes. Low-level exposure of the general population can occur through the ingestion of food products packaged in polystyrene containers.
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