Bad news for us office workers: An Australian study has found that laser printers can be just as bad for you as cigarettes. Uh...what?
Turns out the toner particles released by laser printers can contain carcinogens, with concentrations jumping when the machines are in use. The good news is, not all printers are created alike; out of 62 printers studied, only 17 were found to be "high emitters" of the particles. Read all about it here.
via cnet
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