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DO YOU KNOW
DO YOU KNOW
MONEY BRINGS HAPPINESS ALONGWITH BACTERIA
Bacteria/ microbes are a source of concern in our lives. Every object we come in contact with contains bacteria, which results in spreading many diseases. Believe it or not, we are living in a World of bacteria / microbes. Let’s discuss about currency. Currency / cash which we possess are full of bacteria. Mr. Praveen Khandelwal- Secretary General (Confederation of All India Traders) cited in research study that currency carries many micro organisms which are responsible for 78 different life threatening diseases.
Another research done by Europeans scientists at Oxford University revealed that currency note contains approximate 26000 bacteria or microbes. The contaminated currency with microbes or bacteria spreads various diseases as it passes through many hands. Inspite of that all of us put it in our wallet, purse or pockets and wish to possess more of it. According to many research studies, to a certain extent material of currency causes the growth of bacteria or microbes.
Different types of materials like cotton fiber, linen rag, wood fiber, titanium white, polyamide epichlorohydrin, aluminum chloride, melamine formaldehyde resin, animal glue, nickel, silver, gold et.al. are used to make currency. The currency making process follows certain temperature to give finishing and fixing the mark/symbol. For instance:
- - US currency is made from cotton and linen fabric.
- - Indian currency is made of cotton and balsam.
- - Australian, Singapore currency is made of polymer.
- - Japanese currency is made from mitsumata, abaca pulp and fibers.
- - UK currency is made from polymer and tallow (kind of animal fat).
As per the scientists, microbes or bacteria are formed, as the currency is exposed to different temperatures at different point of time. Researchers emphasized that currency notes should follow a cleaning process between transactions. Currency must be put into a dispenser machine that exposes it to carbon dioxide at a specific temperature to kill bacteria or microbes. Countries like Japan known for cleanliness have installed ‘CLEAN ATMs’ to dispense sanitized currency notes. An Indian techie Rajani Krishnankutty also found a solution to clean currency from bacteria or microbes. According to him, a coating of silver nanoparticles (with antimicrobial properties) can help to disinfect the contaminated currency.
Some people were of the opinion that instead of using currency notes, we have to start using credit or debit cards. But researchers have found that cards are also infected by bacteria or microbes, as they pass through various hands, swipe and dispensing machines. To protect ourselves from microbes or bacteria we can undertake following preventive steps like –
- - Wash hands by sanitizers or soap after use of currency.
- - Wipe-off card with a clean cloth after every use.
- - Australian, Singapore currency is made of polymer.
- - Japanese currency is made from mitsumata, abaca pulp and fibers.
- - UK currency is made from polymer and tallow (kind of animal fat).
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