Printer Particles Pose Risk
AUG 01, 2007
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.021339
Photonics.com : Workers could face a health threat -- in some cases, on par to that of cigarette smoking -- from office laser printers that emit large amounts of tiny particles into the air. Potential effects range from respiratory irritation to effects on the cardiovascular system and cancer, said Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology, as reported in Australia’s ABC Science Online.
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