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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia began pushing to use wastewater to track the spread of coronavirus. Now that data is available to the public. At the height of…

When it comes to promoting digestive health, apple juice is a natural remedy.Fruit juices are also an excellent source of fibre, which can help flush out harmful toxins and waste from the digestive tract. Natural juices are a…

With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of…

An archeologist in China claims to have discovered what he believes is the world's oldest flushing toilet, according to CNN. Xi'an, China is the location of an archaeological dig that yielded a toilet bowl and pipe dating back 2,400…

Even as the U.S. economy shows signs of slowing down, many states around the U.S. are flush with cash, with their so-called rainy day funds estimated to reach a record high of $136.8 billion this fiscal year. And lawmakers in more…

Is something about to explode? Researchers from the University of Colorado showed how flushing a ... toilet can generate a volcano or geyser like plume of particles, including ones that can hang in the air for a while. (Photo: Getty)getty…

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…

John Crimaldi is a professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado—Boulder. Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These…

Flush and forget? Not if you have a toilet that flushes to one of over 3,000 sites around the world where researchers are using wastewater to track SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But what do members of the public actually…

Thinking about flushing that tampon down the toilet? You may want to think twice about that one. “People flushing things that should not be flushed is a problem all over the country,” says Cynthia Finley, PhD, director of regulatory affairs…