{"id":4316,"date":"2023-01-03T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:08:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:08:42","slug":"germs-breaking-the-chain-of-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/germs-breaking-the-chain-of-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Germs? Breaking the Chain of Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Concerned about germs contamination on your benchtop or in the lab?<\/h2>\n<p>According to a study by Dr. Charles Gerba, University of Arizona, an average desk has 20,961 germs per square inch. 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