Exposure to chemical substances and particles emitted during additive manufacturing

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 26; pp. 40273 - 40278
• Main Authors: Dobrzyńska, Elżbieta, Kondej, Dorota, Kowalska, Joanna, Szewczyńska, Małgorzata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing; Air sampling; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carbonyl compounds; Carbonyls; Chemical compounds; Chromatography; Degradation products; Diameters; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Emission analysis; Emission measurements; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Esters; Filaments; Fused deposition modeling; Gas chromatography; Health risks; High performance liquid chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Manufacturing; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Mechanical ventilation; Monomers; Organic compounds; Particle counters; Particle emission; Phthalic acid; Radiation counters; Short Research and Discussion Article; Styrene; Three dimensional printing; Toluene; Ventilation; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Working conditions; Phthalic acid esters; Carcinogens; Emission; Additive manufacturing; 3D printing; Particles; Indoor air

Additive manufacturing is an innovative technology that allows the production of three-dimensional objects replicating digital models. The aim of this study was to identify whether the use of this technology in a room without mechanical ventilation system may pose a health risk to its users due to t...