Printers 'as unhealthy as cigarettes'

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

An investigation into 62 laser printers revealed that 17 of them - almost 30 per cent - released high amounts of minute toner particles into the air.

Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology, who led the research, said: "Ultra-fine particles are of most concern because they can penetrate deep into the lungs where they can pose a significant health threat.

"These printer particles are tiny, like cigarette smoke particles, and when deep inside the lung they do the same amount of damage.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...printers131.xml

It all depends what our bodies can do to the particles. Cigarette smoke gives off alpha radiation (which is very damaging to lung tissue) but not damaging to your skin. Asbestos can not be broken down by the body so it sits in the lungs and builds up scar tissue until it might form cancer. Ink particles? Not sure what the body can do to them.

[rclouse 0]

Ok, thanks for the warning, but who hovers over their printer dragging on the fumes?

[almaty 19]

An investigation into 62 laser printers revealed that 17 of them - almost 30 per cent - released high amounts of minute toner particles into the air.

Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology, who led the research, said: "Ultra-fine particles are of most concern because they can penetrate deep into the lungs where they can pose a significant health threat.

"These printer particles are tiny, like cigarette smoke particles, and when deep inside the lung they do the same amount of damage.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...printers131.xml

minute toner particles into the air.

aw, but what a rush, man..

[Carol&Marc 0]

printer police? By the way what do minute dust particles do to us? Can the lungs absorb dirt?

I think this woman had some grant money she had to spend.

oooops Carol's account

Edited August 1, 2007 by Carol&Marc

[mawilson 2,133]

Can anyone out there tell me if there is anything left on this earth that is NOT dangerous to health?

Death is caused by birth; everyone who is born dies.

Actually, death is caused by sex.

Asexually reproducing organisms, such as sea anemones, retain eternal youth.