Question : Does or has there been any studies on wether toner from toner cartridges causes cancer?
- asked by Chuck
All Answers:
Answer #1
it dosent cause cancer, but it is bad for you and just about everythign else, so
be careful not to spill any if you refill your cartridges. also, if some gets
on your clothes, wash it in COLD water, or else it burns in. also, when
cleaning up spills, use a wet paper towel, never a vaccuum.
- answered by Franklin G
Answer #2
Hi Szymas,IARC;(International Agency for Research on Cancer) has classified
toner as a Group 2B carcinogen.This is because it contains Carbon Black and is
in powder form,making it easily able to coat the respiratory surfaces as you
breathe.Studies have shown that Carbon Black can cause cancer in rats,when
exposed to it as powder in the air they breathe.For this reason,even though it
is not a high-risk carcinogen,it is advisable to wear dust-masks when exposed to
it for prolonged periods.Hope l didn't sound too technical.Hope I helped you
understand,Cheers,
- answered by casper_international2005
Answer #3
Toxic Toner Dust Disease NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Is your work making you sick? It
is for one man, who developed lung disease after inhaling toxic dust from an
unlikely source -- the photocopier toner used at work, reported researchers from
Vienna in a letter published in this week's issue of The Lancet. The case is
strikingly similar to one reported in the same journal two years ago, in which a
44-year-old Spanish woman developed lung disease after inhaling dust at a
photocopying shop. That woman was diagnosed with a rare condition called
siderosilicosis, inflammation of the lungs caused by iron- and silica-containing
dust. In this case, the 39-year-old male non-smoker went to the doctor because
of a dry cough and breathlessness. Medical sleuthing showed that tissue in the
man's lungs and lymph nodes contained pigment, silicon and copper particles that
were identical to those found in toner dust at his job. The man was employed as
a computer-based data collection specialist at a newspaper agency for 18 months.
The patient was diagnosed with granulomatous pneumonitis, allergic lesions of
the lung. After nine months of treatment with steroids to calm the immune
reaction, there was still little improvement. Inhaled dust is well-known to
cause lung disease, and has been found in miners who breathe in carbon- and
silica-containing coal dust, and in field workers who inhale copper-containing
solution used for spraying vineyards. But lung disease from office equipment may
be on the rise, according to the letter. "With increasing use of photocopiers,
more patients with pulmonary disease due to exposure to toner dust are
expected," wrote lead author of the letter, Dr. Christine Armbruster, of the
Pulmologisches Zentrum Vienna, in Austria.
- answered by triggs_2000
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