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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 ...
How toilet water sprays when we flush - carrying potentially deadly germs into the air - has been revealed in a series of experiments.Scientists say the 'invisible plume' - containing microscopic ...
A dual flush toilet; note the two buttons at the top of the cistern. A dual flush toilet is a variation of the flush toilet that uses two buttons or a handle mechanism to flush different amounts of water. The purpose of this mechanism is to reduce the volume of water used to flush different types of waste.
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.
Flushing our waste is, well, wasteful, accounting for nearly a third of indoor water use in US homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In many parts of the world, the use of ...
You step into the bathroom, do your business, flush the toilet, wash up and leave. The sequence of actions is habitual — mundane, really. You probably only think about your toilet when it doesn ...
A dry toilet (or non-flush toilet, no flush toilet or toilet without a flush) is a toilet which, unlike a flush toilet, does not use flush water. [20] Dry toilets do not use water to move excreta along or block odors. [21] They do not produce sewage, and are not connected to a sewer system or septic tank. Instead, excreta falls through a drop ...
Such a toilet pan is also called a "squatting pan". A squat toilet may use a water seal and therefore be a flush toilet, or it can be without a water seal and therefore be a dry toilet. The term "squat" refers only to the expected defecation posture and not any other aspects of toilet technology, such as whether it is water flushed or not.