Clean Air Lawn Care (CALC) is a concept of using certain techniques and practices to minimize air pollution when performing lawn and garden maintenance. By changing the way that you mow your lawn or converting some of your turf grass to green space, you can reduce air pollution and save yourself time and money. Make CALCulated choices when performing lawn and garden maintenance this summer.
CALC Lawn Mowing Ideas
A conventional lawn mower pollutes as much in an hour as 40 late model cars
CALC Landscaping Ideas
- Plant ground cover
- Plant trees and shrubs
- Build rock gardens, water gardens, patios and decks
CALCulate the amount of air pollution that you generate when you mow and trim your yard. For every hour you spend mowing and trimming you create the following amounts of air pollution:
Pollutant
|
Mowing (lbs.) |
Trimming (lbs.)
|
| Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
4.05 |
2.3 |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
4.4 |
3.3 |
| Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) |
0.004 |
0.002 |
| Particulate Matter (PM) |
0.013 |
0.006 |
| Volatile Organic Carbons (VOC) |
0.39 |
0.78 |
Did you know that you generate the same amount of ozone forming pollution in one hour of mowing as you would by driving your car from Kansas City to Wichita, KS?
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