I-styrene ibonakala ngomfutho wayo ophezulu womhwamuko kanye nokuguquguquka okukhulu.
Ihlanganisa i-benzene ne-ethylene, lokhu engenambala, uketshezi olusobala luwangcolisa kalula amanzi okuphuza, inhlabathi, namanzi angaphezulu. Ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwayo okunamandla nokuthambekela kokuhwamuka lapho kuvezwe ekukhanyeni, I-styrene ivamise ukugcinwa futhi ihanjiswe ngezigubhu zensimbi ukuze kuncishiswe izingozi.