Comments on: Is Laser Printer Hazardous to Your Health? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/01/is-laser-printer-hazardous-to-your-health/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:30:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/01/is-laser-printer-hazardous-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-170667 Alex Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:42:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/01/is-laser-printer-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-170667 From <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-printers1aug01,1,5052452.story?ctrack=1&cset=true" rel="nofollow">LA Times</a>: <em>Among the machines that had no emissions were eight HP LaserJet 4050 series printers and four Ricoh Aficio models. High emitters included the HP LaserJet 1320 and 4250, which, when printing, increased the particle number in the air more than tenfold. The study did not consider variables such as printer age or cartridge type, leading to variations even among printers of the same model. The scientists noted that they found one HP LaserJet 5 to be a high emitter, while another was a non-emitter.</em> From LA Times:

Among the machines that had no emissions were eight HP LaserJet 4050 series printers and four Ricoh Aficio models.

High emitters included the HP LaserJet 1320 and 4250, which, when printing, increased the particle number in the air more than tenfold.

The study did not consider variables such as printer age or cartridge type, leading to variations even among printers of the same model. The scientists noted that they found one HP LaserJet 5 to be a high emitter, while another was a non-emitter.

]]> By: Vonskippy http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/01/is-laser-printer-hazardous-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-170620 Vonskippy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:29:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/01/is-laser-printer-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-170620 Yes, it's soooooo very dangerous that although numerous sites have mentioned this article - NONE have listed the printers that are bad (the article says that about 1/3 of the tested printers released bad amounts of particles - so list the freaking printers). Yes, it's soooooo very dangerous that although numerous sites have mentioned this article - NONE have listed the printers that are bad (the article says that about 1/3 of the tested printers released bad amounts of particles - so list the freaking printers).

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