Bad breath has been named the third worst bad smell in Britain. A survey of over 2,000 people carried out for a UK-wide waste disposal company revealed that the worst smell as voted for by the British public is babies' nappies, followed by sewers on a hot day.
The complete top ten worst smells are:
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Baby poo
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Sewers on a hot day
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Bad breath
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Wet dog
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Flatulence
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Human sweat
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Rotten food
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Smoking
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Smelly feet
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The 'juice' at the bottom of your bin.
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Halitosis is third worst smell in Britain. Br Dent J 215, 7 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.640
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.640