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  2. Toilet-related injuries and deaths - Wikipedia

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    Injuries can also be caused by pinching due to splits in plastic seats and/or by splinters from wooden seats, or if the toilet itself collapses or shatters under the weight of the user. Older high-tank cast-iron cisterns have been known to detach from the wall when the chain is pulled to flush, causing injuries to the user. [3]

  3. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet bowl during flushing action. Typical sound of a flush toilet. A typical flush toilet is a fixed, vitreous ceramic bowl (also known as a pan) which is connected to a drain. After use, the bowl is emptied and cleaned by the rapid flow of water into the bowl. This flush may flow from a dedicated tank (cistern), a high-pressure water ...

  4. Cistern - Wikipedia

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    A traditional gravity toilet tank concluding the flush cycle. The modern toilet utilises a cistern to reserve and hold the correct amount of water required to flush the toilet bowl. In earlier toilets, the cistern was located high above the toilet bowl and connected to it by a long pipe.

  5. Blackwater (waste) - Wikipedia

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    Blackwater (waste) Blackwater in a sanitation context denotes wastewater from toilets which likely contains pathogens that may spread by the fecal–oral route. Blackwater can contain feces, urine, water and toilet paper from flush toilets. Blackwater is distinguished from greywater, which comes from sinks, baths, washing machines, and other ...

  6. Vacuum breaker - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum breaker. A vacuum breaker is a device that prevents water from being siphoned backward in a direction it is not desired to go. They are commonly placed on a bibcock valve or toilet or urinal flush valve, in which application they can prevent hose or drainage water from back-siphoning into the public drinking water system.

  7. Outhouse - Wikipedia

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    [D] The term "outhouse" is used in North American English for the structure over a toilet, usually a pit latrine ("long drop"). However, in British English "outhouse" means any outbuilding, such as a shed or barn. [citation needed] In Australia and parts of Canada an outdoor toilet is known as a "dunny". "Privy", an archaic variant of "private ...

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