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• Laser printer particles as dangerous as cigarette smoke?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:49 pm

  Tags: Australia, Cigarette, Dangerous, Hazard, Health, Printer, Queensland, Queensland University Of Technology, Queenslanduniversityoftechnology, Study

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIn today's edition of How Your Office is Slowly Killing You, a study emerging from Queensland University of Technology suggests that laser printers can emit clouds of ultra-fine particles that compare to "cigarette smoke and motor vehicle emissions." Reportedly, 13 out of 40 models tested were deemed "high emitters" of

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• HP ridicules Queensland study linking laser printer particles to potential health issues

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:31 am

  Tags: Dangerous, Hazard, Health, Laser Printer, Laserprinter, Printer, Printer Particles, Printerparticles, Queensland University, Queensland University Of Technology, Queenslanduniversity, Queenslanduniversityoftechnology, Study, Tuan Tran, Tuantran

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsOh noes, that study claiming that laser printer particles are dangerous is shaping up to be just as contentious as those studies proving that cellphones are/aren't dangerous. As you'll recall, the Queensland University study tested 62 "relatively new" laser printers from Canon, HP, and Toshiba and found 17 to be "high

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