Germs are a major concern for everyone these days. We have been through a pandemic and don’t want to go back into another one, so it makes sense that people are looking for ways they can eliminate germs, viruses and bacteria in their homes and feel safer where they live.
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Unique Bacterial Inhabitants Discovered on the International Space Station
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Ridgewood NJ, according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. The International Space Station has become the host for unique bacterial inhabitants. And these microbes could prove useful.
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Everything You Need To Know About Septic Tanks
Cleaning the inside of your house is actually not enough to keep things sanitary. You can vacuum every corner all you want and it still won’t be completely clean. We are of course talking about something that you don’t clean yourself – the sewage system. This often overlooked part of the house is more important than you think.
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Your iPhone’s dirtier than a toilet — and so are these other everyday items
Then next time you answer your smartphone and press it firmly to your face, consider this: Are you touching fecal matter right now?
Quite possibly. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found fecal matter on one out of every six smartphones in a 2011 study. Add to that the work of Charles Gerba, a famed University of Arizona microbiologist who found cell phones carry 10 times the bacteria of most toilet seats.
Familiar items we touch every day, from cellphones to kitchen sinks, swarm with far more germs than our toilets. And while 80 percent of infections come from what we touch, we rarely clean these ordinary items as often as our porcelain thrones.