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.

What kind of flusher are you? A new study found germs spread whether the toilet lid is up or down. Disinfect your toilet and flusher to kill germs.

They concluded that flushing with the toilet lid down reduced airborne droplets between 30 and 60 percent. But this scenario also increased the diameter of the droplets and bacteria concentration.

Is it better to leave the lid up or down when you flush? Scientists have now revealed if there's a best way to flush without spreading a 'toilet plume' of bacteria and viruses into the air.

Call’s experiment proved that the toilet lid should typically be down covering the toilet before you flush — but our bathrooms are dirty no matter what. Jam Press Vid/@whatmightgrow.

A study has shown that flushing the toilet without closing the lid will cause water droplets containing urine and faecal matter to spread germs and bacteria such as E. coli, Staphylococcus and ...

Putting the toilet seat down prior to flushing does little to stop virus particles from contaminating the area around it, new research shows. Many people labor under the belief that putting the ...

A STUDY has finally revealed whether or not we should all be keeping the toilet lid up or down when we flush. The shocking answer could be set to change the way we look at our bathrooms and drastic… ...

If you’re savvy, you probably always put the lid down when you flush – after all, surely everyone knows if you don’t, it basically sprays poo everywhere. Well, we have bad news for you.

The study claimed a closed lid sent more germs to the front and the left of the toilet, as opposed to the right side. In each case, the greatest levels of contamination were found on the toilet seat.

Cedar shares other small ways to keep your bathroom and the belongings in it clean, even if you do close the toilet lid while flushing. These easy tasks can also make your bathroom smell fresher.

Never flush toilet with seat up – pharmacist issues grim warning A pharmacist shared their expert opinion on whether or not you should flush with the toilet seat up - and it's seriously gross.