Laser Printers & Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Pollution from PrintersThe Indoor Air Quality Commission Newsletter reports that some laser printers can generate the same amount of ultra-fine particles as tobacco smoke! Breathing in these tiny particles can irritate the lungs and, over time, lead to more severe conditions like heart disease and cancer. The recent study also found that the indoor air pollution from laser printers increases fivefold during work hours.

Here at the achoo! ALLERGY Headquarters, there is a large laser printer in my office space. Fortunately, there are also five or six air purifiers in the same room (it's a large, open space with several employee work stations). An Austin Air Health Mate Jr. sits right beside me, blowing clean air into my breathing zone all day. Additionally, our office is well ventilated, and we change our Allergy Zone furnace filters frequently, so I don't feel very threatened by the particulate pollution from the laser printer. achoo! ALLERGY CEO Cade McDonald has worked hard and invested extra money to create a clean, allergy-proof work space for us employees. Stay tuned for more news about our allergy-proof office building and showroom. In the coming weeks, we'll be sending out a press release about how we allergy-proofed our headquarters.

Posted by Craig on Friday, August 17, 2007

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