According to scientists, flushing sends out 'toilet plumes' of tiny droplets which spread through the air to every surface of the bathroom. But can closing the lid keep you safe from this spray?

Researchers observed no statistically significant difference in the quantity of virus retrieved from bathroom surfaces, whether the toilet lid was up or down, or whether the toilet or the nearby ...

toilet water, and lid frequently. Cedar shares other small ways to keep your bathroom and the belongings in it clean, even if you do close the toilet lid while flushing. These easy tasks can also ...

You've probably heard it before – if you don't put the lid ... toilet-water droplets will rise up out of the bowl. Those airborne droplets can then drift onto other surfaces in the bathroom ...

When it comes to toilet etiquette ... importance of closing the lid before flushing and fitting automatic flushing devices to reduce the contamination of the bathroom surfaces,” Park said.

Miss Manners suggests that you do your best to ignore your guests’ bathroom habits and resist putting up that sign. People ...

More specifically leaving the toilet lid up when flushing is a sure fire way to spread unwanted bacteria around the bathroom, a doctor said. Microbes and pathogens could even spread to items that ...