According to a study made by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, published in August in the Environmental Science and Technology review, companies' laser printers could cause respiratory problems, and even cancers, among employees. Waiting for the new studies ordered by printer makers, some employers' organizations recommend applying the precaution principle. (Ref. 070709)
After asbestos and silica, is the laser printer a new public health issue ? This is what the Professor Lidia Morawska’s team, from the international laboratory for air and health’s quality, in the Queensland University of Technology, affirms, comparing the devices’ damages to those caused by cigarette smoke.
Dangerous particles could be inhaled. Out of the 63 printers tested, 17 were “issued many particles” which were potentially dangerous, coming from the toner – the cartridge box’s powder in
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