Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here's the proof, captured by high-powered lasers
- Written by John Crimaldi, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Aerosol plumes from commercial toilets can rise 5 feet above the bowl.John Crimaldi/Scientific Reports, CC BY-NC-NDEvery time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious...
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