Indian households can significantly cut water usage by mastering their dual-flush toilets. Pressing the smaller button for liquid waste and the larger one for solid waste can save up to 20,000 litres ...

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Should You Leave the Toilet Seat Up or Down? First, it's comforting to know that leaving the toilet seat up or down during the day is a relatively low-stakes topic. Family medicine physician Dr.

You’ve probably noticed it a hundred times but never really thought about it– those two buttons on your toilet flush. One small, one big. You press whichever feels right in the moment, without ...

Your toothbrush might be your oral hygiene hero, but it could also be a hidden hub for germs—including bacteria from toilet flushes. Every time you flush, microscopic particles from the toilet bowl ...

My family always keeps the toilet lids closed whenever they're not in use for two main reasons: so that our dogs don't drink toilet water, and so nothing gets sprayed throughout the bathroom when we ...

The emission of bioaerosols with the two bacteria was measured under different flushing and ventilation conditions in both restrooms. They found that squat toilets released 42-62% more S. aureus ...

Bioaerosol emissions during toilet flushing are an often-overlooked source of potential health risks in shared public facilities. A new study published in Risk Analysis found that bioaerosol ...

Before visiting a new country it's always important to be aware of its laws and customs. Awareness of local rules helps to avoid any unnecessary issues and even potential fines. Article continues ...