Because if you don’t close that toilet lid when you flush ... come from infectious diseases from whatever is in that toilet bowl. Vomit and feces can contain high pathogen concentrations ...

Flushing the toilet sends a plume of tiny water droplets up into the air surrounding it. Among the most common potentially harmful airborne bacteria propelled from the toilet bowl in indoor ...

A team of researchers has tackled a riddle that surfaced after the COVID-19 outbreak: Is it more hygienic to close the toilet lid before flushing? The protocol to close the lids appeared in more ...

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Reports in December 2022 found that when flushed, a toilet can rapidly expel particles up to 6.6 feet per second, reaching 4.9 feet above the ...