Health and safety hazards of 3D printing

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Health and safety hazards of 3D printing

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{{Short description|none}}As three-dimensional printing becomes more common in our world, users express concerns for hazards associated with the practice such as the potentiality of being exposed to ultrafine particles, harmful chemicals, and other safety hazards.{{Cite journal |last1=Hodson |last2=Dunn |last3=Dunn |last4=Glassford |last5=Hammond |last6=Roth |date=November 2023 |title=Approaches to Safe 3D Printing: A Guide for Makerspace Users, Schools, Libraries, and Small Businesses |url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2024-103/pdfs/2024-103.pdf |journal=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication |volume=2024 |issue=103 |via=CDC, NIOSH}}
{{Short description|none}}As three-dimensional printing becomes more common in our world, users express concerns for hazards associated with the practice.{{Cite journal |last1=Hodson |last2=Dunn |last3=Dunn |last4=Glassford |last5=Hammond |last6=Roth |date=November 2023 |title=Approaches to Safe 3D Printing: A Guide for Makerspace Users, Schools, Libraries, and Small Businesses |url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2024-103/pdfs/2024-103.pdf |journal=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication |volume=2024 |issue=103 |via=CDC, NIOSH}} With over 7 different types of these additive manufacturing methods, each can come with their own subset of hazards, while also having hazards they may have in common such as VOC emissions while printing, post processing chemicals or machining, and more.


== Common types of printing ==
== Common types of printing ==
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