January 18, 2007
The Average Mobile Phone Contains More Bacteria Than A Toilet Seat
New research published today which reveals that there's actually more filth on our phones than the average loo - and they come into contact with more parts of our body and a wider range of bacteria than toilet seats.
Mobile phone retailer Dial-a-Phone conducted the study taking swabs from everyday objects and analyzing the bacteria found on them. The shocking results found that there's more bacteriaon our mobiles than the average door handle, keyboard, and bottom of a shoe or even a toilet seat.
The research confirmed the presence of skin bacteria including staphylococcus aureus on the phone, keyboard, toilet seat and door handle. [Press release]
Related:
-- Bacterial Paranoia And Device Handling
-- New Motorola Phone Fights Dirty Germs
-- Phone Clean is "the world first mobile cleaning system
-- Patents for hygiene treatment of cell phones on the rise
-- A mobile-phone charger with a sterilization function
-- Sterlize your cell phone while having an ice cream
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