I-Styrene ibonakaliswe ngoxinzelelo oluphezulu lomphunga kunye nokuvakalisa ukuguquguquka.
Iquka i-benzene kunye ne-ethylene, le engenambala, Ulwelo oluselubala luwangcolisa ngokulula amanzi okusela, umhlaba, namanzi angaphezulu. Ngenxa yokuguquguquka okunamandla kunye nokuthambekela kokumka komphunga xa ibekwe ekukhanyeni, I-styrene idla ngokugcinwa kwaye ithuthwe kwimigqomo yentsimbi ukunciphisa umngcipheko.