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sounds like an issue that can be mitigated by a simple $400 toilet seat built using tools from NBC protection arsenal like pressure differential - i.e. flush
by trhway 7y ago
sounds like an issue that can be mitigated by a simple $400 toilet seat built using tools from NBC protection arsenal like pressure differential - i.e. flush activates only when the seat is down and there is lower pressure by air suction from under the seat during and a bit after the flush. Probably can make for a small (what are the number of toilets in US hospitals? in the world? and also can be sold to some people who have some money to spare :) cottage business.
- mjevans 7y agoI prefer the engineering solution that improves the smell in restrooms. A laminar (sp) flow "air-curtain" from fresh air directed down at the doorway to isolate the restroom. Combined with an overall positive (to local environment) pressure airflow design such that the restroom is one of the lowest-draw places in the building and has a direct egress for ejecting air. The toilet could probably be improved by use of a UV clear lid shaped to let any backspray drip back inside of the toilet, a UV sanitation lamp (on either low voltage AC or DC with ground-fault protection systems), and maybe some minor automation to lift the lid and/or seat again depending on settings. Upgrade to modern bidet (asian/Japanese style) toilet optional.