TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blowerhub.jhu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareespentan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey probably weren’t too concerned with the emissions from the leaf blowers themselves, but the dust and whatnot they whip up into the air.
minus-squareBaphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMost gas-powered leaf blowers use two-cycle engines, which produce hundreds of times more hazardous pollutants and fine particulates than cars. Leaf blowers overtook automobiles as the number one source of air pollution in California during 2020.
They probably weren’t too concerned with the emissions from the leaf blowers themselves, but the dust and whatnot they whip up into the air.
Most gas-powered leaf blowers use two-cycle engines, which produce hundreds of times more hazardous pollutants and fine particulates than cars. Leaf blowers overtook automobiles as the number one source of air pollution in California during 2020.