http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/ Engadget Comments for Laser printer particles as dangerous as cigarette smoke? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Jul 31st 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
At first, I thought it said "laser particles as dangerous..." and was concerned because I thought someone was claiming things like laser pointers were outputting harmful particles of consequence!]]>Jul 31st 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Sign me up for a class action lawsuit today.
I've been exposed to this high levels of toxics for so long without even knowing it. HP and Canon, it's time to pay up.

Wouldn't it be interesting if people actually start to blame some of their bronchial issues on their laser printers?]]>Jul 31st 2007 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/I've always wondered why I coughed all the time.
I've been running laser copiers in a print shop for 12 years now.

I'm ready to sign up for the class action!]]>Jul 31st 2007 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
I use the same concept regarding: fatty foods, second hand smoke, drinking, moderate drug use.]]>Jul 31st 2007 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Jul 31st 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Jul 31st 2007 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/ I've been in the photocopier & printer business for over TWENTY FIVE YEARS. I repair them.
I'm around them day in day out. I've breathed more toner & dust in a week than most people
will in a year. I've had NO health problems, I get a complete checkup once a year. If you are
GENETICALLY predisposed to be at a greater risk for cancer, hell, just about anything will screw
you up. Hell, my grandfather went to france in WW1 in 1918 and started smoking unfiltered camel
cigarettes and continued to smoke them until 1971 when the doctor said that the surgeon general
keep poking his nose around and wanted people to quit. My grandfather died in 1991 at the age
of NINETY SEVEN with absolutely NO cancer!
I have the MSDS (materal safety data sheets) on the consumable supplies that are used in
laser printers & copiers. They have no risks, unless you put the dust from the toner in an
enclosed area and set it on fire....it might blow up (similar to a grain dust explosion).
Once again, some idiot researcher has come up with a study to back some more studies so he
can continue to suckle off of the teat of the government!
You'll get more "health risks" on a copier or printer by burning your f**king fingers on the fuser
unit, trying to remove a paper jam.


Bold]]>Jul 31st 2007 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/

Mind you, I doubt the headline is true -- they might do a dozen more studies and prove to a modest standard that there's like a 3% higher risk of some forms of cancer among people who have high toner exposure than those who don't, but I'd be pretty surprised if it turns out to be much more than that. Just don't try to support your ideas with a single anecdote about yourself.]]>Aug 1st 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
Perhaps I will move my printer to the bathroom instead of having it in my office.]]>Jul 31st 2007 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
...it could happen.]]>Aug 1st 2007 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/some ppl here are just ignorants...]]>Aug 1st 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 1st 2007 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 4th 2007 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
Its things like this that are making us a race of wimps. Theres going to be health risks with anything we do in life and if we run from ever single one theres not going to be much point in living any more. Not to mention they have not even tested the chemical makeup of these particles yet and therefore don't even know if they are dangerous. If your worried about dying from particles in the air then you might as well just stop breathing all together because there is no other way you can stop inhaling these things.]]>Aug 2nd 2007 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
...laser printers & copiers. They have no risks, unless you put the dust from the toner in an
enclosed area and set it on fire....it might blow up

ha! I don't think that helps his case too much!]]>Aug 9th 2007 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/
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It's time to make a change. Why pay for a printer when you can get it for free? http://www.FreePrinters.com ]]>Aug 12th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/laser-printer-particles-as-dangerous-as-cigarette-smoke/Aug 14th 2007 1:52AM