A recent study by waterguru.com revealed that reusable water bottles are holding onto a good amount of germs, including 40,000 times more bacteria than toilet seats.
and are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics, the study noted.
Reusable water bottles held an average of 20.8 million CFUs, or colony-forming units, which estimates the number of living microbes on a sample. It adds on its website that it partners with"research institutions and other organizations" to increase Americans’"awareness and understanding" of water quality.
This included toilet seats, which hold an average of 515 CFUs — that's 40,000 times less bacteria than most water bottles were found to have.Specifically, squeeze-top water bottles had 6,000 times the bacteria of a toilet seat.and five times that found on a computer mouse. Members of Gen Z reportedly clean their water bottles the least, with 16% only cleaning their bottles a few times a month.Cleaning expert Brandon Pleshek, based in Wisconsin, told Fox News Digital that one of the best ways to ensure that a water bottle is getting a good cleaning is by simply using Dawn dish soap and warm water.
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