Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

A new research paper shows evidence that hand dryers generate invisible “bacterial highways” inside buildings. The study builds on other recent research about how these devices suck up and disperse ...

WASHING your hands after nipping to the loo is one of the most basic hygiene measures. But, did you know using a hand dryer afterwards could undo all that hard work - propelling poo particles ...

(CBS Local)-- A new study has found a dirty little secret about hand dryers found in many public restrooms. Researchers say the machines which are designed to blow hot air on you are actually sucking ...

Hand dryers in public restrooms are often touted as a more environmentally friendly way of drying your hands. However, a new study is questioning whether the hot air method is sanitary. Indeed, the ...

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Hand dryers in public restrooms that blast bathroom air onto your recently washed hands can deposit bacteria, a recent study has found. Published in the April 2018 issue of the journal Applied and ...

New research identifies the kinds and amounts of bacteria from bathroom hand dryers. This follows up work from the University of Leeds Airborne germ counts were 27 times higher around jet air dryers ...

WASHING your hands after nipping to the loo is one of the most basic hygiene measures. But, did you know using a hand dryer afterwards could undo all that hard work - propelling poo particles ...