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This list is based on data from the Centers for Disease Control. To gather this information, researchers visited 35 U.S. homes, swabbing 32 different spots in each home for bacteria. If reading this makes you want to clean, the FDA recommends mixing 1 teaspoon of chlorine bleach with 1 quart of water for disinfecting. Time to scrub away!
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1. Toilet bowl: 3.2 million bacteria per square inch 2. Kitchen drain: 567,845 bacteria per square inch 3. Sponge or counter-wiping cloth: 134,630 bacteria per square inch 4. Bathtub, near drain: 119,468 bacteria per square inch 5. Kitchen sink, near drain: 17,964 bacteria per square inch 6. Kitchen faucet handle: 13,227 bacteria per square inch 7. Bathroom faucet handle: 6,267 bacteria per square inch 8. Bathroom sink, near drain: 2,733 bacteria per square inch 9. Pet food dish, inside rim: 2,110 bacteria per square inch 10. Kitchen floor, in front of sink: 830 bacteria per square inch
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11. Toilet floor, in front of toilet: 764 bacteria per square inch 12. Kitchen countertop: 488 bacteria per square inch 13. Bathroom countertop: 452 bacteria per square inch 14. Garbage bin: 411 bacteria per square inch 15. Dish towel: 408 bacteria per square inch 16. Toy: 345 bacteria per square inch 17. Kitchen tabletop: 344 bacteria per square inch 18. Home office phone or refrigerator door: 319 bacteria per square inch 19. Toilet seat: 295 bacteria per square inch 20. Bathroom light switch: 217 bacteria per square inch
21 – 3021. Microwave buttons: 214 bacteria per square inch 22. Kitchen chopping board: 194 bacteria per square inch 23. Child-training potty: 191 bacteria per square inch 24. Infant changing mat and high chair: 190 bacteria per square inch 25. Kitchen phone: 133 bacteria per square inch 26. Bathroom door’s inner handle: 121 bacteria per square inch 27. Toilet flush handle: 83 bacteria per square inch 28. TV remote control: 70 bacteria per square inch 29. Home office computer keyboard: 64 bacteria per square inch 30. Home office computer mouse: 50 bacteria per square inch
I think I’ll start eating my meals on the computer mouse instead of the tabletop from now on!
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