In the past, I've felt jealous of people with laser printers. They're just so darn fast!
But increasingly, scientific studies are warning us to stay away from the laser printers. It turns out that they dramatically impair air quality in their locations. As in VOCs. Scary stuff. Some have argued that it is as bad as secondhand smoke.
Different brands and models of printers have different levels of pollution danger. If you own one or work near one, consider doing some research into your particular model. This article has a link to one of the studies, and a direct link to another is here.
If you have the ability to move your work space away from a laser printer, do so. Or ask to move the laser printer away from you. If neither of those options work, try to increase ventilation and get a lot of air-purifying plants for the area. We want you all to be happy and healthy!
All the more reason to go paperless...?
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Maybe that's why Phil (the Philodendron) is so happy. He must be thriving off the office machine output around my desk...
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