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  2. Toilet plume - Wikipedia

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    A toilet plume is the invisible cloud-like dispersal of potentially infectious sewage particles as a result of flushing a toilet. [1] Flush particles rapidly rise out of the bowl and several feet into the air after flushing. These particles go on to spread onto surfaces like floors and counters; or objects like hand towels, bathmats or ...

  3. Toilet seat - Wikipedia

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    A toilet seat in the upright position. Toilet seats often have a lid. This lid is frequently left open. The combined toilet seat and lid may be kept in a closed position when a toilet is not in use, making it so—at a minimum—the lid must be raised prior to use.

  4. Charles P. Gerba - Wikipedia

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    In the bathroom, a flushed toilet with the seat up will spray germs into the air and disperse them throughout a room through a toilet plume. [ 1 ] In January 2024 after 50 years of research on Toilet Plume, Charles Gerba and his team finally settled the age old debate of: Lid Up or Lid Down when you flush.

  5. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

  6. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    It is numbered with a stylized flag symbol surrounding the number (or sometimes a delta symbol). A general note applies generally and is not called out with flags. 2. Find number: "FN" meaning "find number" refers to the ordinal number that gives an ID tag to one of the constituents in a parts list (list of materials, bill of materials).

  7. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;

  8. File:Toilets unisex.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org مركزية ذكورية; رمز النوع الاجتماعي; Usage on bn.wikipedia.org

  9. Dual flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    The toilet has two buttons on the cistern rather than the single-flush one; one button delivers a lesser amount of water (eg. 3 litres) and the other a greater amount (eg. 6 litres). [7] It also uses a larger 10 cm trapway in the bowl, allowing for water to come out faster and clear the bowl efficiently.