Handles of cranes of gas stations are recognized as the dirtiest object
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Scientists from the United States came to the conclusion that the most contaminated surface of bacteria with which people have contact in everyday life are the crane handles of gas stations.
Researchers at the Kimberly-Clark personal care facility have studied hundreds of surfaces in six major US cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia. On these surfaces, scientists determined the concentration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the universal energy carrier of living organisms, which attests to the presence of living cells.
It turned out that the most severe contamination is subject to refueling pistols. They are followed by handles of mailboxes, handrails of escalators and buttons of ATMs.
Next, with a small margin followed by parking meters, kiosk delivery windows, as well as buttons of pedestrian traffic lights and vending machines in supermarkets.
"This means that no one cleans things that you can touch every day," - concluded the head of the expert group Kelly Arhart (Kelly Arehart). Her colleague Brad Reynolds reminded that bacteria trapped on the skin can be transmitted up to 7 times, until they are washed away, and advised everyone, when coming to work or home, first of all carefully wash their hands.