Additive manufacturing in recent years has become one of the fastest growing technologies.
The increasing availability of 3D printing devices means that every year more and more
devices of this type are found in the homes of ordinary people. Unfortunately, air pollution is
formed during the process. Their main types include Ultra Fine Particles (UFP) and Volatile
Compounds (VOC). In the event of air flow restriction, these substances can accumulate in
the room and then enter the organisms of people staying there. The article presents the
main substances that have been identified in various studies available in literature. Health
aspects and potential threats related to inhalation of substances contained in dusts and gases
generated during the process are shown, taking into account the division into individual types
of printing materials. The article also presents the differences between the research results
for 3d printing from individual plastics among different authors and describes possible causes
of discrepancies.