Styrene (phenylethylene, vinylbenzene), dangerous substances in industry, organic substances.

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• Personal Author:
  Lazareva NV; ; Lazareva NV;
• Description:
  Physical, chemical, and toxic properties of styrene (phenylethylene, vinyl benzene) are reviewed, with description of acute effects in animals and humans. In white mice, sluggishness, and lacrimation occur with 3 milligrams per liter (4-hour exposure), and abrupt reddening of the eyes, ears, and tail with 5 milligrams per liter. For man, the threshold of sensing the odor is 0.02 milligram per liter, at which concentration slight irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and throat takes place in 10-30 seconds. Effects of higher concentrations include muscular weakness, unsteadiness, and inertia, weight loss, dizziness, sleep disturbances, irritations, palpitations, dyspnea with physical exertion, nausea, unpleasant taste in the mouth after the work day. Styrene also produces dryness of the skin, intumescence and fissures, and dermatitis. Preventive step suggested is hermetic sealing of technological processes. (Russian; English translation available) [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sense Organs Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Aromatic-hydrocarbons; Pyrolysis-intermediates; Skin-disorders; Toxic-substances; Eye-irritation; Chemical-irritants; Threshold-limits; Respiratory-system-disorders; Nervous-system-disorders; Preventive-measures
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00057532
• Citation:
  Khimiya, Handbook for Chemists, Engineers and Physicians, Leningrad, Russia, 1971; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1971
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders ; Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Khimiya, Handbook for Chemists, Engineers and Physicians, Leningrad, Russia, 6 pages, 24 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241969/cdc_241969_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]