[SATLUG] Laser printers can pollute more than tobacco smoke

[Richard Suberg]

The "other 49 states" just don't give a flip.  It is probably all the actors
in CA that have too much money to spend so they have to have something to do
with it...

:)

Richard

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From: satlug-bounces at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-bounces at satlug.org]On
Behalf Of Robert J Hewitt
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:40 AM
To: The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List
Subject: Re: [SATLUG] Laser printers can pollute more than tobacco smoke


goes to that old  joke " This Item contains material that have been
proven to cause cancer or birth defects in the state of California."
What about the other 49 states.

RObert
On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 16:47 -0500, Ernest de Leon wrote:
> It's funny that you mention that because in California just about every
> place of business you go has a sign that states that  something in the
> vicinity has chemicals that are known to cause cancer.  It's to the point
> that people ignore it most of the time there.  When I first saw a sign
that
> said that, I approached the Maitre d' and asked about it, he
half-heartedly
> said that there was no concern.  Apparently, they must place that sign if
> any chemical (even cleaning solvents etc) that resides on the premises is
> known to cause cancer.  Now I see those sign all over the place in Cali
and
> I think nothing of it.  That's almost as bad as having no signs because
they
> have desensitized people to the risk.
>
> Ernest
>
> On 8/2/07, David Kowis <dkowis at shlrm.org> wrote:
> >
> > M K Ramadoss 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
> >
> > These printers contain chemicals known to the state of California to
> > cause cancer.
> >
> >
> > David
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