So, the place I live, it’s in a large overpopulated metropolitan. The parking area is basically the road and it always had a strong stench of urine and remnants of cowdung, but today due to faulty sewers fecal matter had overflown onto the road and of c, no one had cleaned it. It’s a deadend road so the only people stepping on it are people who live here, but I had to take care of my Motorbike there and had to clean it properly, so I could see stuff on my tires and while splashing the tires with water, I might have gotten a bit of stuff on my legs.
I felt deeply disgusted of my situation, but I felt scared of catching something as I am often exposed to stuff like this. The rented hotel I lived in has foot prints on the lift doors and it smelled of saliva and was painted red by marks of chweable tobacco product. The interesting thing is, I pay a premium to live in this place as every other place I went to smelled of sweat and piss (inside the rooms, this is outside, my room is neat and clean)
P.S: I sprayed isopropyl alcohol on everything I had touched just to sanitize it. But, isopropyl alcohol is apparently toxic and I am not supposed to use it frequently, what shall I do?
How can I keep myself safe and sane in this environment?
I work with waste waters.
A very cheap and affordable away to keep anything clean is common hard soap. Lye soap is very good at cleaning without destroying things in the process. I use for washing clothes, floors, walls and even personal hygiene. It won’t leave a nice scent behind but everything will be clean.
Look up in your local market for desinfecting solutions. These are usually dissolved in water to make a solution you can spray over objects and surfaces. You can also spray your shoes with it usually. Being highly concentrated, even a small bottle will make a good amount of solution that may last you for a couple of months. Just prepare it in batches.
If you need to work outside in unsanitary conditions, the best protection is prevention. Use a breathing mask, gloves and cover your skin, especially if you have open wounds. Wear safety glasses, as well. You can also consider buying a full body hazmat suit; there are suits made to be reusable and washable.
Last, you should consider filling a complaint for bad sanitary conditions for the street you live in and approach the building manager for poor hygine in the premises. I sincerely hope this a viable option for you.
Stay safe.