Forensic Dryer Group

Three years of research, 50,000 hand-counted bacterial colonies, eleven journal preprints,
and a scratch-written civil suit. Extreme litigation-ready context.

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FINDINGS

Where the water actually goes.

See the findings →

Hand-counted bacterial colonies from a dryer sample

One sample. Every colony counted by hand.

For Dryer Purchasers

If you purchased hand dryers, you've been harmed — and you are harming the people you serve.

There is a way to address it in court, with expert guidance.

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Energy-efficiency sign above a dryer; hand-washing mandate on it

Their own signage, above the dryer.

For Dryer Users

If you use a hand dryer, you've been harmed.

Without extraordinary resources, the courts are effectively closed to you.

Enough informed people change a market.

Here's how →

Sampling a hand dryer in protective gear

Federal Trade Commission consumer-protection page

A dryer beside a posted handwashing sign

¹ Mold and bacteria identified in samples from the dryer plume by Hayes Microbial Consulting, LLC — EPA Lab ID VA01419, report #25049698, reported October 8, 2025. View report →

Forensic Dryer Group

The mold beneath the dryer in a flagship national institution.1

Hand dryers don't dry — if you follow the instructions. Plus mold.1

Room air. Room air. Control. Dryer output.

Where the water actually goes.

If you purchased hand dryers, you've been harmed — and you are harming the people you serve.

If you use a hand dryer, you've been harmed.

The mold beneath the dryer in a flagship national institution.¹

Hand dryers don't dry — if you follow the instructions. Plus mold.¹