New video of the toilet plume phenomenon aims to reduce health hazards in public restrooms. Until now, scientists have known that toilets emit aerosols, but they haven't been able to see them.

Nonnenmann's team has studied particles and bioaerosols from flushing a hospital toilet during routine patient care. His study found such contaminants can linger in a restroom 30 minutes after ...

WUHAN, China — Public restrooms harbor an invisible risk that a new study has brought to light. Stomach-churning research shows that each toilet flush releases clouds of bacteria-laden water ...

Closed-lid toilet flushing, open-lid toilet flushing and urinal flushing were all investigated. Aerosol particles were detected for at least 20 seconds up to 5 ft (1.5 m) above the toilet after ...

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

A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom’s next visitor. By Knvul Sheikh Here’s one more behavior to be hyper ...

The toilet plume hasn’t been definitively linked to any illness, but a new study shows that flushing a toilet in a public restroom may increase your risk of being exposed to aerosolized ...

The public toilet used in the experiment was located in a stall in the restroom of an office building. That toilet was tankless, relying on water-line pressure for flushing, with no lid and a U ...

Flushing the toilet is more dangerous than you think: study ... Public restrooms aren't exactly associated with cleanliness. But a team scientists have recently exposed just how dirty they are.

Singapore's environment minister, Lim Swee Say, awarded the country's first five-star rating to a public restroom at the start of a nationwide "Happy Toilet" campaign to flush out dirty lavatories.