Does Flushing the Toilet Pose a Health Threat?

People may not think about it much but every time they flush the toilet they may be compromising their health in microscopic but potentially dangerous ways. When a toilet is flushed, millions of bacteria-laden liquid particles (in the form of an ever-expanding mist) are exploded into the air, many of them landing on things nearby.

The personal care items (soap, combs, hairbrushes, hand mirrors, washcloths, makeup, dental floss, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) you usually keep around the sink then become landing sites for these airborne tiny-cesspool “particles.” Multiply the millions of bacteria that may land on each of these items every …read more