Have you seen this??

Hand Dryers Vs.

Paper Towels
Which is more hygienic and better for our environment?
Important points I plan to cover:

 How many people actually wash their hands correctly after using the
restroom?
 How clean are your hands after using the hand dryer/paper towels?
 Which hand drying method is better for our environment?
 Costs involved
 The final verdict
"For centuries, hand washing has been considered the
most important measure to reduce the burden of
health care associated with infections and the proper
drying of hands is an essential component of effective
hand hygiene procedures” (Dr. Huaen).
How gross our hands are!
MEN VERSUS WOMEN: WHO’S DIRTIER?
How people “wash” their hands after the restroom

Inconspicuous study of 3749 people washing their hands

5%

21%

60%
14%

Wahed their hands correctly Just wet their hands with water
Didn't wash their hands at all, YUCK Used soap but washed for 10secs or less
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The Final Verdict; which is the better hand-drying method?
 Works Cited

Paper towels or air hand dryers: Which is better for the environment and hygiene? (n.d.). ABC Premium News. Retrieved from
http://lib- proxy.sunywcc.edu:2061/login.aspx?direct=true&db=n5h&AN=P6S428178667418&site=eds-live

Borchgrevink, C. P., JaeMin Cha, & SeungHyun Kim. (2013). Hand Washing Practices in a College Town Environment. Journal of
Environmental Health, 75(8), 18. Retrieved from
http://libproxy.sunywcc.edu:2061/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=86405998&site=eds-live

Ross, John. "The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers." Harvard Health Blog. 17 May 2018. 5 Apr. 2019
<https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-bacterial-horror-of-the-hot-air-hand-dryer-2018051113823>.

Yamamoto, Y., Ugai, K., & Takahashi, Y. (2005). Efficiency of Hand Drying for Removing Bacteria From Washed Hands Comparison
of Paper Towel Drying With Warm Air Drying. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 26(3), 316-320.
doi:10.1086/502546

Staff, Science X. "Hand me a towel, it's more hygienic." Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news. 05 June
2013. Medical Xpress. 1 Apr. 2019 <https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-towel-hygienic.html>.