dontsayaword@piefed.social 13 hours ago
Most toilet visits require the seat down
Lid closed when flushing prevents contamination particles spraying everywhere
dontsayaword@piefed.social 13 hours ago
Most toilet visits require the seat down
Lid closed when flushing prevents contamination particles spraying everywhere
jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
Easy if you make assertions without citations. The lid appears not to be effective at spreading contamination. www.ajicjournal.org/article/…/fulltext
dontsayaword@piefed.social 12 hours ago
Well dang. Reading this article does provide q couple more details though:
* Another referenced study DID find that closing the lid reduced contamination
* It depends on the toilet shape
* Closing the lid does change the areas that get contaminated in the room:
https://www.ajicjournal.org/cms/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.11.020/asset/171d40ff-18ca-4d0c-9897-5d94d0282ebd/main.assets/gr3.jpg
All in all (including my first point that most trips require it down anyway) and as a matter of personal preference (I think its nicer to have the lid closed), I’ll continue to close my lid.
tburkhol@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Are you sure you read that right? They report contamination in log units, so a reduction from 6.23 to 4.81 is a 26x difference. There’s not much difference on the faces of lid & seat that directly face the bowl, but even the seat top had 15x more contaminants with the lid up than down.
Hawke@lemmy.world 10 hours ago