useful stuff...
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4 Gerba, C. P. “Reinventing Hygiene for the 21st Century”,
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6 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm
7 American Society for Microbiology 2008, June 5, “Humans Have Ten Times More Bacteria Than Human Cells: How Do Microbial Communities Affect Human Health?”, in ScienceDaily
8 United Press International Inc., 2010, August 7: “Trouble getting a date? Try showering” www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/08/07/Trouble-getting-a-date-Try-showering/UPI-47221281157897/
9 Australian Bureau of Statistics 4153.0 “How Australians use their time, 2006”
11 Food Safety Information Council, 15 October 2009, “Take the time to wash your hands - Australians still failing handwashing test”
12 Bernard Lane, 18 August 2010, “Polymer cuts dirty money”, in The Australian
13 NSW Food Authority, www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumers/problems-with-food/food-poisoning/
14 www.health.gov.au/internet/panflu/publishing.nsf/Content/history-1
15 Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December 2010, “Swine flu pandemic over: Roxon” http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/swine-flu-pandemic-over-roxon-20101201-18gai.php
16 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 1835, in Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 3-4
17 www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shampoo
18 http://ideafinder.com/history/inventions/vacleaner.htm
19 http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/food_industry.pdf
20 Meat & Livestock Australia, “Red meat matters” factsheet 5.
www.themainmeal.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/B960B363-4A71-4F18-9E28-CD241F50B3D6/0/Factsheet5FreshvsProcessed_107k.pdf