[SATLUG] Laser printers can pollute more than tobacco smoke

[Ernest de Leon]

Well that all depends on how you quantify easy.  If you are speaking
strictly of the odor and possible nasal reaction, then I could see where it
would be easier to handle laser printer emissions.  If you are speaking of
long term health effects, however, in a situation where the laser printer
emissions *may* pollute more than second hand tobacco smoke, then the choice
is not so obvious.  Cyanide and natural gas, after all, are odorless, but I
wouldn't say that I would choose exposure to either over exposure to second
hand tobacco smoke.  I am not defending tobacco smoke at all.  I have very
sensitive allergies and I absolutely cannot stand tobacco smoke or the
after-smell that the American Lung Cancer Association drags into the
building consistently.  I was more than elated when they banned smoking in
just about all public locations.  I will be even happier when employers ban
the use of tobacco during work hours period.

Ernest

On 8/1/07, Charles Mims <chmims at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If given a choice whether to stay in a room with a smoker or
> a laser printer I think the choice would be easy.
>
> On 8/1/07, M K Ramadoss <mkr777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > In a recent study, it was found that some of the laser printers are
> > polluting worse than tobacco smoke. Here are the results: For the full
> > article, just Google.
> > ==================================
> >
> > Printer tests showed levels of ultra-fine particle pollution:
> >
> > High-level emitters
> >
> > HP Color LaserJet 4650dn
> >
> > HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn
> >
> > HP Color LaserJet 8550N
> >
> > HP LaserJet 1320N
> >
> > HP LaserJet 1320n
> >
> > HP LaserJet 2420dn
> >
> > *HP LaserJet 4200dtn
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4250n (old cartridge)
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4250n (new cartridge)
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5(a) (further study needed)
> >
> > *HP LaserJet 8000DN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 8150N
> >
> > Toshiba Studio 450
> >
> > Mid-level emitters
> >
> > HP LaserJet 1020
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4200dtn
> >
> > Low-level emitters
> >
> > Canon IRC6800
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5M
> >
> > HP LaserJet 9000dn
> >
> > Ricoh CL3000DN
> >
> > Non-emitters
> >
> > HP Color LaserJet 4550DN
> >
> > HP Color LaserJet 8500DN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 2200DN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 2300dtn
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4 plus
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4000N
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4000TN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4050N
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4050TN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 4si
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5(b) (further study needed)
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5000n
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5100tn
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5N
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5si
> >
> > HP LaserJet 5si/NX
> >
> > HP LaserJet 8000DN
> >
> > HP LaserJet 8150DN
> >
> > Ricoh Aficio 2022
> >
> > Ricoh Aficio 3045
> >
> > Ricoh Aficio 3245C
> >
> > Ricoh Aficio CC3000DN
> >
> > Toshiba Studio 350
> >
> > *possible high emitter
> >
> > ================
> >
> > mkr
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