[Summit] leafblowers are a problem

Emlyn Addison noisyblocks at gmail.com
Sat Oct 7 10:12:33 UTC 2017


Hear, hear. It goes without saying that gas lawnmowers are the culprits
too. We plan to retire ours and invest in an electric one.

Emlyn


On Oct 6, 2017 9:59 PM, "Martha Fraenkel" <mfraenkel at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> When the landscaper comes around...........
>
>
> A 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report
> <https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/2017-02-vitalsigns.pdf> lists leaf
> blowers as a common noise that can contribute to permanent hearing loss.
>
> Most landscapers use leaf blowers with two-stroke engines, which are light
> enough to carry but produce significant exhaust and noise. The gas and oil
> mix together, and about a third of it does not combust. As a result,
> pollutants that have been linked to cancers, heart disease, asthma and
> other serious ailments escape into the air.
>
> In 2011, Edmunds
> <https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html>,
> the car reviewer, compared a two-stroke-engine leaf blower with a Ford
> F-150 Raptor pickup truck, finding that a half-hour of yardwork produced
> the same amount of hydrocarbon emissions as a 3,887-mile drive in the truck.
>
> Can you ask your landscaper to use an electric leafblower?  how about a
> nice quiet rake/broom?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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