STUDY: TOILET SEATS CLEANER THAN DESKTOPS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: HARRY WESSEL The Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Eating at your desk may be time-efficient, but, from a health-and-hygiene standpoint, you're better off lunching in the company restroom.

Really.

Three summers ago, University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba conducted a ``workplace germ study'' in four U.S. cities: Tucson, Ariz., San Francisco, New York and Tampa.

Gerba and his team of researchers took bacteria samples from 12 different workplace surfaces -- from desktops, phones and keyboards to water-fountain handles, elevator buttons and toilet seats.

On average, toilet seats had bacteria levels of 49 per square …