A new study found germs spread whether the toilet lid is up or down. ... "All that air when you flush goes somewhere, and it carries the viruses that are in the toilet bowl out of it." ...

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Pardon us while we scrub our toilet bowls with Lysol and stock up on toilet tank disinfectant dispensers. American Journal of Infection Control, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.11.020 ( About DOIs ).

No Brainer’ toilet lid closer is a smart sensor that automatically lowers the lid before you flush, stopping aerosols from ...

It's been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes that.

Study: Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and of toilet bowl cleaning on viral contamination of surfaces in United States restrooms.Image Credit: MIA Studio / Shutterstock. It has been ...

When the toilet was flushed with the lid open, the particles spread over a wide area, including 40 cm above the toilet bowl and 15 cm in front of it on the user’s side.

While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that small particles – including those from water, waste and toilet paper ...

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