Psychological and cognitive effects of laser printer emissions: A controlled exposure study

• Published in: Indoor air Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 112 - 124
• Main Authors: Herbig, B., Jörres, R. A., Schierl, R., Simon, M., Langner, J., Seeger, S., Nowak, D., Karrasch, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Air Pollution, Indoor; Asthma; Asthma - etiology; Asthma - psychology; Case-Control Studies; Chemical reactions; Cognition - drug effects; Cognitive ability; cognitive performance; Cross-Over Studies; Emissions; Experimental design; Exposure; Female; Humans; idiopathic environmental intolerance; Ink; Intolerance; laser printer emission; Laser printers; Lasers; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Physiological effects; Physiology; Printers; Printing; Psychological effects; Psychomotor performance; Random Allocation; Short term memory; subjective complaints; Young Adult; idiopathic environmental intolerance; multiple chemical sensitivity; laser printer emission; exposure; cognitive performance; subjective complaints

The possible impact of ultrafine particles from laser printers on human health is controversially discussed although there are persons reporting substantial symptoms in relation to these emissions. A randomized, single‐blinded, cross‐over experimental design with two exposure conditions (high‐level...