You always kind of knew that Styrene was bad stuff...

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You always kind of knew that Styrene was bad stuff...

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http://www.businessinsider.com/12th-can ... erStock%29

You always kind of knew that Styrene was bad stuff...that smell, so sharp and sweet...well now you know. It causes cancer.

"Styrene

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In products such as: cigarette smoke, styrofoam, reinforced plastics, building materials (styrene vapors), photocopiers (styrene vapors). Low levels of styrene also occur naturally in a variety of foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, beverages, water, and meats.
How you're exposed: inhalation, ingestion, skin contact
Things to avoid: Cigarettes, hazardous waste sites, industrial facilities, facilities that make styrofoam, car parts, bathtubs or shower stalls, or build boats."


I am sure between the fiberglass, the carb cleaner, the brake cleaner, the Acetone, the MEK that my liver is a toxic soup.

Meh!!!!
Ric Bergstrom

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