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  2. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  3. 13-year-old girl dies from bacterial infection linked to ...

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    About a week later, the girl died from sepsis, a rare bacterial infection linked to using tampons. When Jemma's condition suddenly deteriorated, her parents, Diane and Tony, rushed her to a ...

  4. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    Trap with copper drain pipe at underside of firestop packing in two-hour fire-resistance rated concrete floor slab Typical P-trap. Maintaining the water seal is critical to trap operation; traps might dry out, and poor venting can suction or blow water out of the traps. This is usually avoided by venting the drain pipes downstream of the trap ...

  5. Urinal deodorizer block - Wikipedia

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    Urinal deodorizer blocks (commonly known as urinal cakes, urinal cookies, urinal biscuits (or jocularly piscuits), urinal donuts, toilet lollies, trough lollies, urinal pucks, toilet pucks, or urinal peons (alternately urinal pee-ons)) are small disinfectant blocks or tablets that are added to urinals.

  6. What you need to know about Toxic Shock Syndrome - AOL

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  7. 6 toxic ingredients to watch out for in your tampons - AOL

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    Tampon and pad manufacturers are not even required to list the ingredients on their packaging. One brand is changing that. 6 toxic ingredients to watch out for in your tampons

  8. Toilet plume - Wikipedia

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    Aerosol droplets produced by flushing the toilet can mix with the air of the room, [8] larger droplets will settle on surfaces or objects creating fomites (infectious pools) before they can dry, like on a counter top or toothbrush; [7] [10] and can contaminate surfaces such as the toilet seat and handle for hours, which can then be contacted by hands of the next user of that toilet. [3]

  9. Why is having sex and inserting tampons painful for some ...

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    The most noticeable symptom of vaginismus is discomfort or muscle spasms when you try to insert an object into the vagina, whether it’s from sex, a tampon or during a pelvic exam.