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are there dangerous toxins emitted from laser printers?

i have a laser printer in my room (its a brother hl 2270 DW). I just got it and I use it around once a week, and at times, i print over 500 pages of documents. The printer itself is very efficient, but it emits a lot of air that smells like burnt rubber. Is there a hazard to having the printer in my room? Are these toxins deadly? How should i deal with this problem?

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1. I'm sure you're OK. Laser printers are used in many areas. Of the places I've seen them used are hospitals & computer chip clean rooms, so they must be pretty safe. The odor you smell is probably due to the fuser melting and fusing the toner into the paper. The fuser runs at a pretty hot temperature which can cause the paper and certain printer components to create a small odor, in addition to the fact that the toner is actually a type of plastic itself which is heated to a melting point briefly, which is the most likely source of the smell. If there were any health concerns running laser printers, the media & medical establishment would certainly have jumped all over it, but printer manufacturers have taken steps to make sure that printers today are safe. If you still have a concern, you could open the door &/or window to allow fresh air in while you print your 500 or so of pages once a week.