It's easy to understand why toilets are disgusting. But the car could be worse. A study found that cars carry more bacteria than ordinary toilet seats.
Research shows that your car trunk contains more bacteria than ordinary toilet seats
The car is not only dirty on the outside, but also dirty inside, which is more serious than you think.
A study by researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, UK, showed that the bacterial content in the interior of cars was significantly higher than that of ordinary toilet seats.
The researchers collected swab samples from the interior of five used cars and compared them with swabs from two toilets.
They said that in most cases, they found high levels of bacteria in cars, which was equivalent to or more than the bacterial pollution found in toilets.
The highest concentration of bacteria was found in the trunk of the car.
Next came the driver's seat, then the gear lever, the rear seat and the instrument panel.
Of all the areas the researchers tested, the steering wheel had the lowest number of bacteria. They say this may be because people use more hand sanitizers than before during the 2019 coronavirus pandemic.
E. E. coli in tree trunks
Microbiologist jonathancox, the lead author of the study, told the German broadcasting corporation that they had found a large number of E. coli in the trunk or trunk of cars.
"We often don't care much about the cleaning of the trunk because it is the main place where we transport things from a to B," Cox said.
Cox said that people often put pets or muddy shoes in suitcases, which may be the reason for the high content of E. coli. E. coli can cause serious food poisoning.
Cox says it has also become common for people to roll loose fruits and vegetables around their boots. This has been the case in the UK since a recent campaign began to encourage people to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags in supermarkets.
"This is a way for us to introduce these fecal coliforms into our homes and kitchens, and possibly into our bodies," Cox said. "The purpose of this study is to make people aware of this."