leaf blower
A leaf blower is an electric or internal combustion engine- powered garden tool for blowing away leaves . It has been widespread in the German-speaking area since the end of the 1990s and enables work similar to that with a rake , rake or broom .
disadvantage
In addition to the desired effect of removing leaves and small branches, there are several disadvantages compared to the traditional method of raking up leaves :
- Microorganisms are also eliminated;
- high noise development , especially for the environment - many of these devices may only be used with noise protection precautions ( earmuffs );
- especially in dry weather, dust is whirled up along with the leaves and also the adhering dirt and excrement, which is distributed as an aerosol in the surrounding air and thus also in the air we breathe;
- When operating devices with internal combustion engines, among other things, harmful nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons are emitted .
Legal
In Germany, unlike other machines, there are no formal emission limit values for noise for these devices , but there are no restrictions for exhaust gases . In residential areas they are allowed by the equipment and machine Noise Control Ordinance , § 7 operating in residential areas, only on weekdays are used 9-13 pm and 15-17 am. They fall under Article 13 of Directive 2000/14 / EC.
Since October 1, 2014, these devices have been banned in the Austrian cities of Graz and Leibnitz and in the municipality of Kaindorf an der Sulm . This prohibition was included in the Styrian air pollution regulation.
In the United States , these devices have been banned in some communities since the 1970s because of noise levels.
In Germany, the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation demanded that private individuals refrain from leaf blowers for environmental reasons. The Ministry of the Environment also called on the municipalities to only use the controversial devices there and when this appears essential.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Directive 97/68 / EC in the consolidated version of December 13, 2011 (replaced) , accessed on August 3, 2020
- ↑ Directive 2005/88 / EC , accessed on August 3, 2020
- ↑ Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 , accessed on August 3, 2020
- ↑ Patrick Strub: Less noise when gardening . Axel Springer Switzerland AG. July 18, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Dispute of the day: When landlord and tenant have to sweep. In: Handelsblatt of November 9, 2011.
- ↑ 32nd Ordinance for the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act (Equipment and Machine Noise Protection Ordinance - 32nd BImSchV) (PDF file; 49 kB).
- ↑ ris.bka.gv.at - Landesgesetzblatt Land Steiermark from 2013 (PDF file), accessed on November 8, 2014.
- ^ Ministry of the Environment wants to end the leaf blower. In: tagesschau.de. November 14, 2019, accessed January 15, 2020 .
