Some dispensers can harbor up to 50 times more bacteria than the average public restroom toilet seat.
Public bathroom door handle.
The thought of touching a door handle in a public restroom is cringe inducing.
Despite the use of sanitizers and routine cleaning of public areas the bathroom door handle presents a unique challenge.
To nip that possibility in the bud t.
University of hong kong graduates sum ming wong and kin pong li set out to.
It takes just one person who doesn t wash his or her hands to leave some germs hanging around to get passed on and spread diseases.
Bathroom door handles are actually one of the least germy surfaces in the bathroom.
Bathroom stalls and partitions provide privacy in public restrooms.
Paper towel dispenser.
Mirrors shelves hooks baskets rods soap dishes and curtains help decorate and organize bathrooms.
An internal handle on a rarely opened closet will have significantly fewer bacteria than the handles in a busy public bathroom due to the frequency of contact with people s hands.
Door handles in locations where elderly people or immune compromised people frequent should be cleaned frequently.