Comment 27275 - Raise the Hammer

Comment 27275

By seancb (registered) - website
Posted November 11, 2008 at 15:22:00

By Frank: "So yes, per hour of use, your comparison would be correct, but pollution volume per year...i doubt it."

Running a leaf blower for an hour is equivalent to driving 560km in a car. Plus the leaf blower pollution is very localized (usually in densely populated areas). So yes, it is possible for small engines to be just as bad, or worse, than cars (of course it depends highly upon usage patterns):

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