References

Noise Impacts of gas-powered leaf blowers

Arup tested 7 commonly used leaf blowers, 3 gas and 4 battery powered, to answer the question of what makes which type have more noise impact. This is the written statement of the testing procedure, results, and oral testimony presented by Arup to the D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole on July 2, 2018.  See study here.

 

Centers for Disease Control. “What Noises Cause Hearing Loss?” 

James Fallows Video “The Public Health Menance of Fall in America”  Atlantic Monthly November 2018  

Passchier-Vermeer W. “Noise exposure and public health.”  Environmental Health Perspectives, 2000; 108: 123-131.

Hammer M.S., Swinburn T.K., Neitzel R.L. “Environmental noise pollution in the United States:   developing an effective public health response.” Environmental Health Perspectives 2014;122:115–119.

Francis C.D., Ortega C.P., Cruz A. “Noise Pollution Filters Bird Communities Based on Vocal Frequency.” 2011 PLoS ONE 6(11): e27052.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 18, 2018, “Leaf Blowers Are Loud, Ugly, and Dangerous”  

Emily Underwood. “The Polluted Brain,” Science Magazine Jan 26, 2017. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/brain-pollution-evidence-builds-dirty-air-causes-alzheimer-s-dementia

Adverse Health Effects

Letter from “Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Mount Sinai Hospital,” to Eastchester Town Board, April 22, 2010 http://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/733/   See document here.

Hammer M.S., Swinburn T.K., Neitzel R.L. “Environmental noise pollution in the United States: developing an effective public health response.” Environmental Health Perspectives 2014;122:115–119.

Addressing the Health, Environmental, and Quality of Life Impacts of Gas Leaf Blowers in Greenwich Quiet Yards Greenwich, March 2022

A REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LEAF BLOWERS, (Mobile Sources Division; Feb 2000)

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Francis C.D., Ortega C.P., Cruz A. “Noise Pollution Filters Bird Communities Based on Vocal Frequency.” 2011 PLoS ONE 6(11): e27052.
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 18, 2018, “Leaf Blowers Are Loud, Ugly, and Dangerous” https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaf-blowers-are-loud-ugly-and-dangerous
Letter from “Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Mount Sinai Hospital,” to Eastchester Town Board, April 22, 2010 http://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/733/
Emily Underwood. “The Polluted Brain,” Science Magazine Jan 26, 2017. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/brain-pollution-evidence-builds-dirty-air-causes-alzheimer-s-dementia

Air Pollution from gas-powered leaf blowers

Lawn Care goes Electric Nov 2023

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Walker and Banks. Journal of Environmental Toxicology, Study, December 2017, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707732/

Small machines Big Pollution COPIRG  https://pirg.org/colorado/foundation/resources/small-machines-big-pollution/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20ozone%2Dforming,benzene%20and%201%2C3%20butadiene.

Platt, S., Haddad, I., Pieber, S. et al. “Two-stroke scooters are a dominant source of air pollution in many cities.” Nature Communications 5, 3749 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4749

D.C. GLEE (Green Livable Environment for Everyone). May, 2016 https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/files/leaf_blowers_in_dc_fact_sheet_(05_16).pdf
Francis C.D., Ortega C.P., Cruz A. “Noise Pollution Filters Bird Communities Based on Vocal Frequency.” 2011 PLoS ONE 6(11): e27052.

National Cancer Institute webpage on PM2.5   https://dceg.cancer.gov/research/what-we-study/traffic-related-outdoor-air-pollution

IARC monograph on Benzene https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/iarc-monographs-volume-120-benzene/

IARC monograph on 1,3 Butadiene  chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://monographs.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono100F-26.pdf

Outdoor Air Pollution and Cancer https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3322/caac.21632

Letter from “Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Mount Sinai Hospital,” to Eastchester Town Board, April 22, 2010 http://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/733/
Edmunds. “Emissions Test: Car vs. Truck vs. Leaf Blower” http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html
Emily Underwood. “The Polluted Brain,” Science Magazine Jan 26, 2017. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/brain-pollution-evidence-builds-dirty-air-causes-alzheimer-s-dementia

Docket and Full Transcript of July 2018 Hearing, Leaf Blower legislation, Washington DC 

https://www.quietcleandc.com/testimony/2018/7/19/full-transcript-july-2

Miscellaneous References

Operating and Maintenance Cost Comparisons of Leaf Blowers.  Quiet Yards Greenwich  chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.quietyardsgreenwich.com/_files/ugd/6273a2_31ea040cf84c4494bb8015b57c54df75.pdf

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 18, 2018, “Leaf Blowers Are Loud, Ugly, and Dangerous” https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaf-blowers-are-loud-ugly-and-dangerous

Proposed Ridgefield CT  Ordinance on gas powered leaf blowers  https://tinyurl.com/ridgefieldnoisepetition.

Larchmont, NY  gas powered leaf blower ban  https://ecode360.com/36859358

Docket and Full Transcript of July 2018 Hearing, Leaf Blower legislation, Washington DC 

https://www.quietcleandc.com/testimony/2018/7/19/full-transcript-july-2

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