It's something most of us use everyday. However, after reading this, you may want to get rid of your cell phone. A United Kingdom study tested 30 mobile phones for levels of potentially harmful bacteria, or the total viable bacterial count (TVC). The tests showed the average handset carries 18 times more potentially harmful germs than the flush handle on a public restroom toilet.
The tests found E. coli and staphylococcus aureus, among other food poisoning bugs, but at safe levels. There was also 170 times the acceptable level of the bacteria associated with human waste, fecal coliforms.
You can read more at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298057/Mobile-phones-18-times-bacteria-toilet-handle.html
and
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/07/30/mobile-phones-times-dirtier-toilet-handles/
The tests found E. coli and staphylococcus aureus, among other food poisoning bugs, but at safe levels. There was also 170 times the acceptable level of the bacteria associated with human waste, fecal coliforms.
You can read more at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298057/Mobile-phones-18-times-bacteria-toilet-handle.html
and
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/07/30/mobile-phones-times-dirtier-toilet-handles/
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