Specifically speaking, the toilet seat and flush handle are harboring germs and bacteria that need to be sanitized with the help of a disinfectant wipe.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
And some travelers, especially those going to the Maldives, Australia, and other countries that spray insecticide and disinfectant on arriving flights, wrap their luggage in plastic to protect their contents from the chemicals.
Notably, these yellow, green and red rubber straps are durable, flexible, odorless and resistant to wear and tear — including UV radiation and acids and solvents.
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
But the base also left behind trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cancer-causing solvent used to clean missile oxygen systems.
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