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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by Analemma_ on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:06PM (#36500961)
Basically don't use anything with a two-stroke engine, they are horrible for the environment. There's an astonishing-but-true fact that California's leaf blowers make more particulate pollution than all the cars and trucks in the state put together because two-strokes are so dirty.
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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by cyberax on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:31PM (#36501154)
Two-stroke engines are bad not only for the environment, but also for the people who operate them.

These engines not only produce a ton of particulate emissions, but also a lot of half-burned and unburned hydrocarbons. Including formaldehyde, benzene, and all kinds of other craps.

You can at least filter out particulates with a N99 mask, but it does nothing against hydrocarbons.

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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by armada651 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @12:07AM (#36502161)
Not to mention that a lot of people use them without hearing protection and given how notoriously loud they are they're also giving themselves hearing damage.
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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by joelcollinsdc on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:27PM (#36501902)
So a four stroke leaf blower would be ok?
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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by aidenn0 on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:46PM (#36502026)
All that weight would probably be bad for your back...
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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by aerio on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @04:10AM (#36503717)
That's why I dual wield two normal leaf blowers instead!
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Re:The hidden cost of air quality monitoring by enragedcacti on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @10:59AM (#36507444)
they are much better than a 2-stroke but still far worse than e.g. a modern vehicle because the emissions technology is either much much simpler or not present at all.
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