Printer Pollution
Certain laser printers may spew large amounts of potentially harmful particles in the air, according to new study from Queensland University of Technology.
Researchers examined 62 different kinds and found that the following models released the least and most pollution.
Non-Emitter
HP Color LaserJet 4550DNHP Color LaserJet 8500DN
HP LaserJet 2200DN
HP LaserJet 2300dtn
HP LaserJet 4 plus
HP LaserJet 4000N
HP LaserJet 4000TN
HP LaserJet 4050N
HP LaserJet 4si
HP LaserJet 5(b)
HP LaserJet 5000n
HP LaserJet 5100tn
HP LaserJet 5N
HP LaserJet 5si
HP LaserJet 5si/NX
HP LaserJet 8000DN
HP LaserJet 8150DN
Mita DC 4060 (photo copy)
RICOH Aficio 2022
RICOH Aficio 3045
RICOH Aficio 3245C
RICOH Aficio CC3000DN
TOSHIBA Studio 350
Low-Level Emitter
Canon IRC6800HP LaserJet 5M
HP LaserJet
9000dn
RICOH
CL3000DN
High-Level Emitter
HP Color LaserJet 4650dnHP Color LaserJet 5550dtn
HP Color LaserJet 8550N
HP LaserJet 1320N
HP LaserJet 1320n
HP LaserJet 2420dn
HP LaserJet 4200dtn (possible high emitter)
HP LaserJet 4250n (old)
HP LaserJet 4250n (new)
HP LaserJet 5(a)
HP LaserJet 8000DN
HP LaserJet 8150N
TOSHIBA Studio 450
