Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mold, and mildew: Long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...

Every flush of an uncovered toilet sends fecal matter flying into the air, science tells us, a phenomenon known as "toilet plume." That makes hand washing in shared restrooms particularly important, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ever heard of the toilet cloud plume? "It is gross," says Dr. Greg Poland, Mayo's infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic Rochester. "It's what's produced when you flush the ...

Stunning new video of bright green “toilet plume” particles highlight an invisible phenomenon that's easy to ignore, but might deserve more of your attention. University of Colorado Boulder engineers ...

No, that's not the name of your nephew's new garage band. It is, however, the subject of a recent study at the University of Connecticut which has been making the rounds on social media the last ...

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mould and mildew: long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...