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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 25: An air traveler places some of her belongings into a bin at a security checkpoint September 25, 2006 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. The TSA announced today they have slightly relaxed the ban on carrying some liquids onto passenger flights to allow most toiletries and beverages bought after the security checkpoints. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Airport Plastic Trays Have More Germs Than Toilets

Shani Valencia September 6th, 2018

Germophobes beware!

You know those plastic bins you put your shoes and personal items in at airport security? Well you better take hand sanitizer AND wash your hands afterward.

A study says that half of the plastic bins carry viruses that cause respiratory infections. The study also stated that airports can serve as a potential risk zone for an emerging pandemic threat.

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