Jul 9, 2014

Student-designed device reduces gas lawnmower air pollution by over 90%

The UCR NOx-Out device replaces the muffler on an existing gas mower

Gas-powered lawnmowers are notorious polluters. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, running a new gas mower for one hour produces as much air pollution as would be generated by 11 typical automobiles being driven for the same amount of time. Switching to an electric or reel mower is certainly one option, but for those applications where it's gotta be gasoline, a team of engineering students from the University of California, Riverside are developing another: an attachment that they claim reduces noxious emissions by over 90 percent. .. Continue Reading Student-designed device reduces gas lawnmower air pollution by over 90 percent  // Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine