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Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases. Scientific unde...

Toilets eject aerosol droplets that may carry disease-causing pathogens. Learning about how these particles move could help reduce exposure in public restrooms.

Flushing can spew a jet with toilet water particles up to 5 feet above the bowl in seconds.

Aerosol particles containing pathogens are important human disease vectors

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon challenging provisions of Ballot Measure 114, which is scheduled to take effect Dec. 8.

For three decades, South Whidbey’s version of “The Nutcracker” has enchanted and engrossed viewers.

Radio industry discussion boards at AllAccess.com.

Between Feb. and Oct. the court dismissed a total of 285 felony
and misdemeanor cases.180 of these cases were dismissed after being
set over one or more times.

Public comment at city council meetings has recently centered on one topic: criminalizing Portland’s homeless population. One group that’s been especially vocal? The “Montavilla Initiative,” a conservative spinoff of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association. Montavilla Initiative members have vilified the police bureau for not responding to low-level crimes they say have been committed by homeless people in their steadily gentrifying East Portland neighborhood. The group a...