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Health effects of styrene include
irritation of the skin, eyes, and the upper respiratory tract. Acute exposure
may also result in gastrointestinal effects. Chronic exposure affects the central
nervous system showing symptoms such as depression, headache, fatigue, weakness,
and may cause minor effects on kidney function. The following references aid in
recognizing occupational hazards and health effects associated with styrene.
- Styrene.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (1996, August
16). Provides an Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) document
that includes acute toxicity data for styrene.
- Criteria
for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Styrene. US
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-119,
(1983, September). Includes health effects, hazard recognition, and worker
protection information for styrene.
- Report
on Carcinogens (RoC). US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
National Toxicology Program (NTP). Identifies and discusses agents,
substances, mixtures, or exposure circumstances that may pose a health hazard
due to their carcinogenicity.
- Styrene-7,8-Oxide: CAS No. 96-09-3. 209 KB PDF,
2 pages. Evaluates styrene as "reasonably anticipated to be a human
carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenic activity at multiple
tissue sites in multiple species of experimental animals."
- ToxFAQs
for Styrene. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), (2007, September). Answers the most frequently asked health
questions about styrene.
- Styrene (CASRN 100-42-5).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS), (2008, July 10). Discusses the health effects of styrene.
- Styrene.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (2003, September 15). Includes a
hazard summary and health hazard information.
- Consumer
Factsheet on: Styrene. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (2002,
November 26). Discusses the effects of styrene in public or private drinking
water supplies.
- Styrene Monomer. New Jersey Department of
Health and Senior Services, Hazardous Sustance Fact Sheet, (2006, August), 35 KB
PDF,
6 pages. Provides a summary source of information of all potential and most
severe health hazards that may result from styrene exposure.
- Styrene. California Department of Public Health, Hazard Evaluation System and
Information Service (HESIS), (1990, May), 57 KB
PDF, 6 pages. Includes information on health effects, testing, and legal exposure limits of styrene.
- Chronic Toxicology Summary: Styrene. Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), State of California, (2003,
August), 49 KB PDF,
13 pages. Provides a summary of chronic reference exposure levels adopted by OEHHA.
- Code of Practice: Styrene. Government of Western Australia, (1996, December), 260 KB
PDF, 42 pages.
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