If you used a dirty cup or bottle at the water cooler at work, can the germs travel up the "stream" of water coming out of the cooler and contaminate the rest of the water?
2006-06-20 06:31:17 · 6 answers · asked by seven_70 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes, if the contaminated container contacts the water dispensor spigot and there is a trace of biofilm there. The micro-organism might enter the gel of that biofilm, be sheltered from the water pressureof fluid outflow and then work its way up through the matrix of the biofilm gel.
2006-06-20 06:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry about that think about how a water cooler works when you stop the cooler the stream of water is cut off and the rest falls there is no suction to pull the water up into the cooler. But if you did touch the bottle to te cooler baceria could be tranferred although they wouldnt multiply very much because of a lack of nutrients
2006-06-20 06:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by dexkma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noway do u have any idea how small and slow bacteria are?? most of them can't even move! so no don't worry about it they cant. unless you touch the dirty cup to the faucet, then the faucet might get contaminated.
2006-06-20 06:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes............use filtered water. There is plenty of reading material on this subject. You can get bacteria and viruses and various types of poisoning from the chemicals put into the water and natural things such as lead, etc.
2006-06-20 06:35:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how strong the bacteria are, but generally hot water kills the bacteria before they have a chance to get up there. But it is possible.
2006-06-20 06:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know but from experience i can vouch that any extention of that flow ie to a man electricity does ouch!
2006-06-20 06:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by tillybonks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋