Office workers beware. Almost half of the laser printers tested in the study emitted tiny particles of toner-like material, sending out concentrations ranging from low to high, according to the study findings published online today for the American Chemical Society's journal Environmental Science and Technology.You might be breathing the same amount of ultra-fine particle pollution as if a smoker were puffing away in the next cubicle. ( SF Chronicle)
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Laser Printers May Pose Health Hazards
Category: Health
Posted on: August 1, 2007 11:54 AM, by EJGili
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Speaking as someone who knows a little bit about how laser printing works, and has always been able to smell a printer working, this is not a surprise.
Posted by: llewelly | August 1, 2007 01:57 PM
Great. Another item for my next insurance company to check off, when they're figuring out ways of denying me health care.
"Preexisting condition: worked in an office for decades, so no coverage for breathing problems because you will have a preexisting small airway disease."
Posted by: It'd be stupid to say | August 1, 2007 02:17 PM