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sl8

(16,252 posts)
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:32 AM May 2022

Does Putting The Lid Down When Flushing The Toilet Really Make A Difference?

https://microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news/does-putting-the-lid-down-when-flushing-the-toilet-really-make-a-difference.html

Does Putting The Lid Down When Flushing The Toilet Really Make A Difference?

30 October 2019

Research has found that flushing the toilet with the lid down could reduce airborne particles by as much as 50%. In addition to the visible drops of water that are generated upon flushing the toilet, smaller droplets that are just micrometres (µM) in diameter also form and are propelled into the surrounding air. These aerosolised droplets could contain faecal bacteria, such as E. coli, and spread disease.

Researchers at University College Cork assessed the airborne particles in a shared lavatory over a week. They used a bioaerosol sensor to continually monitor the number and size of particles as well as whether they were likely to contain bacteria.

The research found that putting the toilet lid down reduced the number of both visible and smaller droplets during and after flushing by 30-60%. However, use of the lid also increased the diameter and concentration of the bacteria in these droplets.

It was also found that airborne microdroplets were detected for 16 minutes after flushing the toilet with the lid down, 11 minutes longer than when the toilet was flushed with the lid up. The researchers suggest that this could be due to particles being re-aerosolised from surfaces rather than being created by the turbulence of the toilet flushing. Alternatively, the researchers suggest that airborne particles could stick together, or agglomerate, which would cause them to remain airborne for longer.

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Does Putting The Lid Down When Flushing The Toilet Really Make A Difference? (Original Post) sl8 May 2022 OP
I hate it when a toilet does not even have a lid. I still flush but stand back patricia92243 May 2022 #1
Everyone putting the lid down every time solves problems ... sanatanadharma May 2022 #2
It looks nicer, similar to a made bed Lettuce Be May 2022 #3
It's probably best to keep your toothbrush in another bathroom Ron Obvious May 2022 #4

patricia92243

(12,863 posts)
1. I hate it when a toilet does not even have a lid. I still flush but stand back
Sun May 1, 2022, 08:05 AM
May 2022

as far as I can.

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
2. Everyone putting the lid down every time solves problems ...
Sun May 1, 2022, 08:30 AM
May 2022

Everyone putting the lid down every time solves problems, including the complaint about the seat being left up.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
4. It's probably best to keep your toothbrush in another bathroom
Sun May 1, 2022, 11:13 AM
May 2022

To keep all those bacteria from landing on it when you flush the toilet.

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