Your Sink Trap
Those germs you’re washing off your hands aren’t necessarily going straight down the drain; many stick around your sink trap.
According to research published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology in 2018, the source of an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at an Israeli hospital was traced back to the facility’s sink traps. Running water caused the bacteria harbored therein to become airborne.
To keep this from happening at your home, clean your sink with antibacterial cleansers on a daily basis, or make your own bleach-and-water solution to pour down the drain.
