Pollutants released by printing and copying equipment operations and their health effects

Printing and copying equipments are widely used in modern work and life. During their operations, a large number of pollutants with complex components could be released, including particulate matter, volatile organics, ozone, etc. The emissions are closely related to indoor air pollution, which exert impacts on human health. To provide a references for guiding the safely and effectively use of printing and copying equipments, this paper reviews monitoring outcomes of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and ozone from the printing and copying equipment emission in the field and laboratory, and researches on health effects including respiratory system damage, oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction, as well as genotoxicity induced by emissions of printing and copying equipments published during last 20 years.