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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2017 Jul;14(7):540–550. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1302589

Table 2.

Average±standard deviation of TVOC SERu values for 3-D and laser printers.

Printer Thermoplastic Replicates Cover SERu (μg h−1)
3-D ABS natural 2 combs On 3552 ± 549
3-D ABS natural 1 comb Off 3430
3-D ABS natural 1 comb [malfunction] Off 6454
3-D ABS blue 2 combs On 2385 ± 82
3-D ABS red 2 combs On 2383 ± 357
3-D ABS black 2 combs On 1085 ± 217
3-D PLA ocean blue 2 combs On ND
3-D PLA transparent blue 2 combs On 131 ± 37
3-D PLA true red 2 combs On ND – 49
3-D PLA army green 2 combs On ND – 51
HP2055dn Monochrome toner 80 pages @ 5% N/A 5782
HP2600 Monochrome toner 80 pages @ 5% N/A 7735

Note. N/A = not applicable for laser printers, ND = not detected using real-time TVOC instrument, ABS = acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, PLA = polylactic acid.