There have been huge debates over Styrofoam poison about its effects and ill effects on human beings and pets. What is Styrofoam? Styrofoam is actually an insulating product used for the
manufacturing plastics products. Polystyrene is the generic name for Styrofoam. Polystyrene
is said to be harmful for our environment. It is also said to be cancerous and hence harmful for
all of us. Styrofoam is non toxic; however has ill effects on your loved ones body. Experts also
say that Styrofoam has choking hazards and is not poisonous. Let’s see together the effects of
Styrofoam on your body, your
Polystyrene products
These products can be plastic glass, plates, cups and even bowls. Eating or drinking off a
product that contains Styrofoam, can be harmful as particles of Styrofoam can enter your body.
Styrofoam has the capacity of leaking into your food, especially when you use the product for
microwaving process. This gives you almost direct consumption Styrofoam.
Effects of Styrofoam on your body
Anyone be it a baby or an adult eating or drinking off a Polystyrene product has the tendencies
of getting choked, as Styrofoam can choke you. Styrofoam will not directly poison you; however
it has the tendencies of spoiling your physical health. Consumption of Styrofoam can lead to
irregular menses; it can give you thyroid problems, a low platelet count, irritation in your skin,
eyes and also your intestine. In all Styrofoam is pretty harmful for you, it is not less than poison.
Poison has the tendency of killing you directly and Styrofoam has the tendency of spoiling your
physical health completely.
Effects of Styrofoam on your pets
If Styrofoam has ill effects on your body, it can be worse for your pet, especially dogs.
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their intestine. Styrofoam is a hazard for your dog’s health.
Effects of Styrofoam on our environment
Most of our products today are made up of Styrofoam or polystyrene. When these products
are heated the not only leak into your food they also release toxins into the air, polluting it.
On heating these products they release dangerous chemicals into the air; these chemicals are
aerosols, free radicals and other dangerous chemicals like carbon monoxide. They are harmful
for both the environment and you. These harmful chemicals pollute the air and we breathe in the
same polluted air
Solution to the above problems
It is not very difficult to have substitutes for plastic. Containers, plates, bags, cups, glasses, etc
made up of Styrofoam have huge ill effects on everything including us and our atmosphere.
It has the capacity of harming human body, body of pets and also the environment. The best
way to stay away from the ill effects of Styrofoam is to find substitute for products containing
Styrofoam. There are a number of other options available, you can use products made up of
glass, stainless steel, brass and even paper to save everything around you from the ill effects of
Styrofoam.