STYRENE - EVALUATION OF RISKS TO HEALTH FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE IN CANADA

Authors
NEWHOOK R MEEK ME SAVARD S CALDWELL I DORMER W
Citation
R. Newhook et al., STYRENE - EVALUATION OF RISKS TO HEALTH FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE IN CANADA, Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviews, 12(2), 1994, pp. 453-471
Citations number
125
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Environmental Sciences",Toxicology
Journal title
Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
10590501
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
453 - 471
Database
ISI
SICI code
1059-0501(1994)12:2<453:S-EORT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Styrene has been assessed as a Priority Substance under the Canadian E nvironmental Protection Act. Based on available data, styrene has been classified as ''possibly carcinogenic to humans'', and tolerable dail y intakes/concentrations developed based on relevant studies in animal s. The estimated average total daily intake of styrene by the Canadian general population is more than 50 times less than the TDI/TDC for ne urotoxic effects following inhalation, or for foetotoxic effects follo wing long-term exposure to styrene by the oral route.