There are a lot of new books in the office, and the smell is very strong. Is this harmful to your health?

The smell of new books is mainly caused by the smell of printing ink, but with the improvement of printing methods and the renewal of printing materials, the toxicity of new book smell has been reduced.

In the past, type printing was used for printing. Lead is a kind of heavy metal, which is a poison of central nervous system, and it will do great harm to human body, especially to children's psychological, intellectual and behavioral development. Now the printing industry in China has switched to film printing, so the toxicity of lead has been greatly reduced.

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The reason why the new book stinks

The smell of ink is related to organic solvents. Printing ink consists of pigments, binders, solvents and additives. In the printing process, in order to leave color on the paper, colorants are needed.

However, the colorant is very sticky, and some thinner must be added to dilute it. Diluent is an organic solvent, and organic solvent is an important part of various inks. In the past, the better organic solvents were pure benzene, which smelled good. This is what we used to call ink fragrance, but benzene is harmful to people's health.

Methods of removing the peculiar smell of new books

1, I bought a new book. In summer, I can first flip the book in the sun to let the smell evaporate. Five or six minutes is enough.

2. If it is winter, you can put the new book newspaper in the heating or by the stove for a day or two, which can also accelerate the volatilization of organic solvents.

3, don't be too sensitive to the smell of new books, some people will feel anxious after touching these things, in fact, these worries are completely unnecessary.

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