[SATLUG] Laser printers can pollute more than tobacco smoke

[Charles Mims]

Would you know what the documented health problems associated with toner
particles
happen to be?

On 8/2/07, Ernest de Leon <dryicezero at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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