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A comment on Real-Time Monitoring of Aerosols Generated from Toilet Flushing.

Re:Real-Time Monitoring of Aerosols Generated from Toilet Fl... by hilbert42 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:54AM (#36917341)
I'm curious to know whether the thick sodium hypochlorite that comes in squeeze bottles specially for toilet and bathroom use reduces the bacterial load and if any research has been done on that.

Seems a common practice is to squirt some into the bowl before flushing. Is the mixing in the bowl sufficient to kill bacteria effectively or are people just wasting money using bleach this way?

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Re:Real-Time Monitoring of Aerosols Generated from Toilet Fl... by phyzome on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:22AM (#36920599)
That sounds like a big waste of money (I don't think the mixing is even close to 5%) and also just more trouble for the sewage processing plants (which rely on bacteria to clean the sewage!)
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Re:Real-Time Monitoring of Aerosols Generated from Toilet Fl... by hilbert42 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:08PM (#36927061)
Reckon so, but I gather the purpose isn't to kill bugs in what's flushed only those in the the airborne aerosols.

I use the spray type for bathroom tiles etc. but seeing every supermarket sells a squirt nozzle variety for toilet use it's worth asking whether it's actually effective at killing the aerosol bugs. If it is then I might consider using it.

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