Alert! ATTENTION SAN MATEO GYMNASTICS & TUMBLE TOWN AND PUMP IT UP CLIENTS & STAFF, AND OTHER PETERSON PRODUCTS FACTORY NEIGHBORS!! You may be exposed to harmful styrene chemical emissions and contaminants from the fiberglass factory, Peterson Products! ...exceeding CDC's MRL Standard for kids' safety!! View Air Testing Results direct from San Mateo County Environmental Health 7/07 Children especially are more vulnerable and at risk. Also, at exercise there is increased vulnerability to health damage from the pollutants. Styrene is classified as a possible human carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Styrene oxide, a product of styrene metabolism in the body, is an established mutagen and carcinogen and is believed to be the reason for the toxicity of styrene. Health Effects & Risks from Styrene Exposure Include: Effects on the central nervous system, including: Cancer risk: Headache Fatigue Weakness Depression Dizziness Confusion Drowsiness Malaise Difficulty in concentrating Feeling of intoxication CNS dysfunction (reaction time, memory, visuomotor speed and accuracy, intellectual function) Hearing loss Peripheral neuropathy (a condition of the nervous system that usually begins in the hands and/or feet with symptoms of numbness, tingling, burning and/or weakness) Effects on kidney enzyme functions and on the blood Increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma And... Eye, skin, respiratory tract, and mucous membrane irritation Effects to liver Effects to reproductive system Death due to respiratory system paralysis READ MORE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS & RISKS AT: www.cleano2forkids.org Do you attend San Mateo Gymnastics, Tumble Town, Pump It Up, or live or work near Peterson Products? Read & Post Your Comments on the Clean O2 For Kids Website To get involved, email us at info@cleano2forkids.org Just because you can't smell it, it doesn't mean that it's not there. But when you do smell the styrene odor... CALL BAAQMD 24 hour toll-free complaint hotline 1-800-334-ODOR(6367) Styrene is broken down in the air usually within 1 to 2 days "Its odor is sweet at very low concentrations, but becomes sharp and disagreeable at higher concentrations" (source dhs) It is important to note that, just because you can't smell it, it doesn't mean that it's not there - what does it mean if you are smelling the styrene odor? According to EPA / TTN, the odor threshold (the lowest concentration point at which you can smell it) for styrene is 0.32 parts per million (ppm), 320 ppb - that is over 5 times greater than the 60 ppb standard for kids (source EPA/TTN).