title: Toxicity of the components of styrene polymers: polystyrene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR). Reactants and additives.
abstract: The toxicity of the components of styrene polymers, e.g., polystyrene, ABS and SBR, were reviewed with primary focus on the reactive monomers (except styrene) (e.g., acrylonitrile, butadiene) as well as on impurities and solvents such as benzene, hexane and methylethyl ketone, and additives such as phenyl-2-naphthylamine, di-n-butyl phthalate, and a number of peroxide initiators and flame retardants (e.g., 2,3-dibromopropanol, decadibromodiphenyl oxide and antimony trioxide). It is stressed that toxicity data are generally lacking for the majority of additives employed in the production of styrene polymers. Information is also lacking as to the numbers of individuals at potential risk and the extent of their exposure to the large number of additives employed.
mesh_terms: D015057:1-Naphthylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000633:toxicity; D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000633:toxicity*; D000181:Acrylonitrile / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001554:Benzene / Q000633:toxicity; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000633:toxicity; D002070:Butadienes / Q000633:toxicity*; D002074:Butanones / Q000633:toxicity; D002617:Chemical Industry; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate / Q000633:toxicity; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000633:toxicity; D006586:Hexanes / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000633:toxicity*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002070:Butadienes; D002074:Butanones; D005411:Flame Retardants; D006586:Hexanes; D011137:Polystyrenes; D012997:Solvents; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate; C026385:n-hexane; C005222:methylethyl ketone; C005444:N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine; C024636:ABS resin; D015057:1-Naphthylamine; D001554:Benzene; C004912:ethylbenzene; D000181:Acrylonitrile