Al-Marsad Newspaper: A new study warns of the dangers of entering homes with shoes that are worn outside.
Scientists Mark Patrick Taylor, chief environmentalist at the Environmental Protection Agency in Victoria, Australia, and Gabriel Filippelli, professor of earth sciences at Indiana University, found that about a third of pollutants from outside the home come either through the air or through the bottoms of shoes.
They found that some of the microorganisms found on shoes and floors are drug-resistant pathogens, such as germs that come from hospitals and are difficult to treat.
According to CNN, the shoes also carry carcinogenic toxins, which come from the remains of asphalt roads and chemicals in the grass that disrupt the work of the endocrine glands.
The two scientists revealed a very strong relationship between lead in the house and the soil in the yard, and what helps it enter the house is the dirt falling from the yard, shoes or pets.
The two scientists advised to take off your shoes at the door, explaining: “Leaving your shoes at the door leaves harmful pathogens there as well. We all know that prevention is much better than cure, and taking off shoes at the door is an essential and easy preventive activity for many of us.”