Limited evidence that styrene causes cancer

In 2011, the styrene, a high volume plastics chemical and animal carcinogen, was the focal point in a ‘poison scandal’ in the Danish media. Now a registry study of more than 72,000 employees from more than 400 companies that have been exposed to styrene during production of glassfibre reinforced plastics, has not found an increased incidence of a wide range of cancer types.

(via WSJ)


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