[Annoying] Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

[habik]

Have a very simple question. Is toner toxic to humans/ engineers?
Obviously user is not getting contaminated as much due to filtering and minimum of access to open containers.

Engineers however have plenty of exposure. Do you change waste boxes or do you empty them?

[emujo]

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Are you kidding...my entire retirement plan is based around some kind of black lung disease from inhaling toner all these years...Can't wait to get into that class action lawsuit. If it's been a while since I was exposed, I will set it up line a line of coke and sniff it down....Emujo

[Akitu]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Are you kidding...my entire retirement plan is based around some kind of black lung disease from inhaling toner all these years...Can't wait to get into that class action lawsuit. If it's been a while since I was exposed, I will set it up line a line of coke and sniff it down....Emujo

As seen on Fox news, "Printer technicians getting high off powdered ink" "Sources report toner junkies are lining it up and snorting rails to get high, #tonertoblame?".

[CompyTech]

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Contains bits of magnetized particles and pulverized plastic... Could be unsafe for ingestion? Probably as safe as breathing in sand long term, who knows, could be a new condition around the future called "toner lung""..

label on toner says. "Contains hazardous ingredients.. Do not eat, breathe or ingested. You should be cautioned! - Made in China."

[Copier Addict]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Contains bits of magnetized particles and pulverized plastic... Could be unsafe for ingestion? Probably as safe as breathing in sand long term, who knows, could be a new condition around the future called "toner lung""..

label on toner says. "Contains hazardous ingredients.. Do not eat, breathe or ingested. You should be cautioned! - Made in China."

Made in China? Yikes!!!!! It could contains many kinds of toxic waste. From cadmium to melamine to mercury. Who really knows what they put in products they manufacture there?

[CompyTech]

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Made in China? Yikes!!!!! It could contains many kinds of toxic waste. From cadmium to melamine to mercury. Who really knows what they put in products they manufacture there?

Yep! Remember the Chinese drywall controversy a few years ago?

[Copier Addict]

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Yep! Remember the Chinese drywall controversy a few years ago?

They sell Chinese garlic in the grocery stores, but I steer clear of it. It may be fine, but I'm not willing to take the chance.

[Tonerbomb]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Contains bits of magnetized particles and pulverized plastic... Could be unsafe for ingestion? Probably as safe as breathing in sand long term, who knows, could be a new condition around the future called "toner lung""..

label on toner says. "Contains hazardous ingredients.. Do not eat, breathe or ingested. You should be cautioned! - Made in China."

You left out DO NOT INCINERATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! toner is highly flammable.........................tonerbomb!!!!!! I should know................

[Lagonda]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

I don't think its really that bad, after all only one of the kids has got two heads!

[Akitu]

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I don't think its really that bad, after all only one of the kids has got two heads!

Just what anyone needs, an extra mouth to feed.

[Lagonda]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Just what anyone needs, an extra mouth to feed.

Or you get accused of being a Tasmanian.

[slimslob]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Primary health risk is an inhalation hazard, especially for those with small particle dust relate breathing problems. Color toner is even worse as the particle size is smaller.

[Lagonda]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

Primary health risk is an inhalation hazard, especially for those with small particle dust relate breathing problems. Color toner is even worse as the particle size is smaller.

Yes, but apart from turning your snot pretty colours is it a heath hazard?

[slimslob]

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Yes, but apart from turning your snot pretty colours is it a heath hazard?

For those with asthma, COPD and other chronic lung diseases, YES.

[Lagonda]

Re: Waste toner and toner related health issues. Toxicity etc

For those with asthma, COPD and other chronic lung diseases, YES.

With you on that one Slimslob, but apart from choking your lungs and cutting off your oxygen supply, is it poisonous and likely to damage internal organs?