Germs inside rubber duck. Rubber duck bath toy that has been cut in half after one year of use to reveal a rich, dark grey biofilm of bacteria, fungi

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Germs inside rubber duck. Rubber duck bath toy that has been cut in half after one year of use to reveal a rich, dark grey biofilm of bacteria, fungi and organic bath residues such as soap residue, dander etc. In one study, scientists found between 5 million and 75 million cells per square centimetre on the plastic surfaces of rubber ducks and 80 percent harboured potentially pathogenic bacteria, including Legionella or the hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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