After flushing the toilet with a remote electrical trigger, the aerosol particles scatter enough laser light to become visible, allowing us to use cameras to image the plume of particles.

John Crimaldi is a professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets ...

Castro says that closing the toilet lid before flushing should decrease the radius of aerosol plumes and minimize the likelihood of particles reaching respiratory zones, but it has not been proven. To ...

Study showed toilets can expel pathogens into surrounding environment. Here's what to know Research also shows that pathogens persist in the bowl even after flushing.

Here’s What Really Happens When You Flush a Toilet Using lasers and cameras, scientists visualized the plume of tiny, aerosolized particles ejected from commercial toilets during flushing ...

Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush A powerful green laser helps visualize the aerosol plumes from a toilet while it’s being flushed.

Sampling reveals that there is an incredible amount of rubbish lying on the seabed. This is because many people are still flushing all sorts of things down the toilet, believing that they will ...

Shari Cedar is the CEO & co-owner of AK Building Services, an industry-leading commercial cleaning company. Should You Flush with the Toilet Lid Up or Down?

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here’s the proof captured by lasers Aerosol plumes from commercial toilets can rise 5 feet above the bowl ...