When you flush, the churning water aerosolizes what’s in the bowl. Your bathroom is coated in a thin film of shit. Does closing the toilet lid help? It does not help much, scientists report. Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and of toilet bowl cleaning on viral contamination of surfaces in United States restrooms, by Goforth et al. — Read the rest
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