Thinking of getting a new printer? Check this out first. Oh and if you have access to the original, can you please send to me??? My library does not have access to the journal and I may be getting a new printer soon so it is good to know which ones will not lodge particles into my lungs.
August 1, 2007
Printers and air quality
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Isn’t the original publicly accessible here (pdf)?
Comment by Michal Kašpar — August 1, 2007 @ 11:05 pm
umm, you live in nyc now, what difference will printer particulate make in a city that is covered in particulate inhalants? just crack a window in nyc, and you’ll end up with enough black dust on the sill to justify some cleaning:) in the scale of relative dangers, i suspect printer dust is very close to the bottom unless of course you work in a print factory where it becomes a greater smog than say the everyday smog of a nyc:)
Comment by jeremyj — August 2, 2007 @ 2:29 am
hmm yes, it is Michael, thanks!
And about NYC, I think it depends where you live and breathe. It is a pretty polluted city but so long as you are not on a bridge, the BQE, living on Broadway, I think it is still worth your while to get a printer that is not spewing more particles right in your office. It is kinda like having a small car in your office emit fumes every time you print. So if I can avoid one of the high emitting ones, why not?
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Comment by Biella — August 2, 2007 @ 4:51 am
Printer emissions? Really?! Great: brain cancer from my cell phone, and lung cancer from my printer. Might as well start chain-smoking and drinking now, to kill off my lungs and brain before technology gets to them.
Comment by (Julio) — August 5, 2007 @ 12:57 pm