{"id":9272,"date":"2024-01-26T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T05:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/should-you-put-the-toilet-lid-up-or-down-while-flushing-heres-what-a-study-says\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T08:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T05:44:25","slug":"dovresti-alzare-o-abbassare-il-coperchio-del-wc-mentre-scarichi-ecco-cosa-dice-uno-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/dovresti-alzare-o-abbassare-il-coperchio-del-wc-mentre-scarichi-ecco-cosa-dice-uno-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Dovresti alzare o abbassare il coperchio del WC mentre sciacqui? Ecco cosa dice uno studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/should-you-put-the-toilet-lid-up-or-down-while-flushing-heres-what-a-study-says.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Abbassare il coperchio del WC mentre si tira lo sciacquone era considerato il modo pi\u00f9 sicuro per evitare che i virus aerosolizzati contaminassero le superfici del bagno. Tuttavia, i ricercatori dietro un nuovo studio hanno scoperto che non ha molta importanza se il coperchio \u00e8 alzato o abbassato perch\u00e9 l\u2019unico modo per mitigare il rischio \u00e8 disinfettare regolarmente la toilette.<\/p>\n<p>Nel <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(23)00820-9\/fulltext#%20\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a> Pubblicato sull\u2019American Journal of Infection Control, i ricercatori dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 dell\u2019Arizona e la societ\u00e0 di ricerca Reckitt Benckiser hanno notato che le particelle virali si diffondono su molte superfici del bagno durante lo sciacquone, indipendentemente dal fatto che il coperchio del WC sia alzato o abbassato.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Con i risultati che dimostrano che chiudere i coperchi dei WC non ha alcun impatto significativo sulla prevenzione della diffusione di particelle virali, il nostro studio evidenzia l&#039;importanza di una disinfezione regolare dei WC per ridurre la contaminazione e prevenire la diffusione di virus&quot;, ha affermato l&#039;autore senior Charles P. Gerba dell&#039;Universit\u00e0. dell&#039;Arizona ha detto in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031976\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Il gruppo di ricerca ha esaminato la diffusione delle particelle virali durante lo sciacquone del WC in entrambi gli scenari, con i coperchi aperti e chiusi. Lo studio \u00e8 stato condotto sia nei bagni domestici che in quelli pubblici. Tuttavia, la valutazione dell\u2019impatto della chiusura del coperchio \u00e8 stata limitata ai bagni domestici poich\u00e9 i bagni pubblici in genere non hanno coperchi.<\/p>\n<p>Prima di tirare lo sciacquone, \u00e8 stato seminato un virus non patogeno come proxy di virus pericolosi e sono stati raccolti campioni dall\u2019acqua della tazza del WC e dalle superfici della toilette, del pavimento e delle pareti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCon la toilette domestica, i ricercatori hanno scoperto che non vi era alcuna differenza statistica nella quantit\u00e0 di virus raccolto dalle superfici della toilette o dal pavimento vicino, indipendentemente dal fatto che la toilette fosse tirata con il coperchio alzato o abbassato. La contaminazione virale delle pareti circostanti \u00e8 stata minima in entrambi i casi, mentre il sedile del water \u00e8 stata la superficie pi\u00f9 contaminata. Modelli simili di contaminazione sono stati osservati nei bagni pubblici\u201d, si legge nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>Per conoscere l&#039;effetto della pulizia solo con una spazzola rispetto all&#039;uso del disinfettante, i ricercatori hanno prelevato campioni dallo scopino del WC e dal suo contenitore. Quando i ricercatori hanno confrontato i livelli di contaminazione, hanno notato che pulire la tazza del WC con un disinfettante e una spazzola riduceva significativamente la quantit\u00e0 di virus presente nella toilette.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I risultati mostrano che l&#039;aggiunta di disinfettante nella tazza del WC prima dello scarico o l&#039;utilizzo di dispenser di disinfettante nel serbatoio del WC erano entrambi modi efficaci per ridurre la contaminazione derivante dallo scarico&quot;, si legge nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPer ridurre il rischio associato all\u2019esposizione a fomiti contaminati nel bagno, si consiglia la disinfezione regolare di tutte le superfici del bagno dopo aver spazzolato il WC e\/o l\u2019uso di un disinfettante che lasci un\u2019attivit\u00e0 microbicida residua, in particolare quando la famiglia \u00e8 occupata da un individuo con un infezione attiva da un virus, come il norovirus, che causa gastroenterite acuta\u201d, hanno scritto i ricercatori nello studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/should-you-put-toilet-lid-down-while-flushing-heres-what-study-says-471312\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/should-you-put-the-toilet-lid-up-or-down-while-flushing-heres-what-a-study-says.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Abbassare il coperchio del WC mentre si tira lo sciacquone era considerato il modo pi\u00f9 sicuro per evitare che i virus aerosolizzati contaminassero le superfici del bagno. Tuttavia, i ricercatori dietro un nuovo studio hanno scoperto che non ha molta importanza se il coperchio \u00e8 alzato o abbassato perch\u00e9 l\u2019unico modo per mitigare il rischio \u00e8 disinfettare regolarmente la toilette.<\/p>\n<p>Nel <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajicjournal.org\/article\/S0196-6553(23)00820-9\/fulltext#%20\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a> Pubblicato sull\u2019American Journal of Infection Control, i ricercatori dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 dell\u2019Arizona e la societ\u00e0 di ricerca Reckitt Benckiser hanno notato che le particelle virali si diffondono su molte superfici del bagno durante lo sciacquone, indipendentemente dal fatto che il coperchio del WC sia alzato o abbassato.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Con i risultati che dimostrano che chiudere i coperchi dei WC non ha alcun impatto significativo sulla prevenzione della diffusione di particelle virali, il nostro studio evidenzia l&#039;importanza di una disinfezione regolare dei WC per ridurre la contaminazione e prevenire la diffusione di virus&quot;, ha affermato l&#039;autore senior Charles P. Gerba dell&#039;Universit\u00e0. dell&#039;Arizona ha detto in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031976\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Il gruppo di ricerca ha esaminato la diffusione delle particelle virali durante lo sciacquone del WC in entrambi gli scenari, con i coperchi aperti e chiusi. Lo studio \u00e8 stato condotto sia nei bagni domestici che in quelli pubblici. Tuttavia, la valutazione dell\u2019impatto della chiusura del coperchio \u00e8 stata limitata ai bagni domestici poich\u00e9 i bagni pubblici in genere non hanno coperchi.<\/p>\n<p>Prima di tirare lo sciacquone, \u00e8 stato seminato un virus non patogeno come proxy di virus pericolosi e sono stati raccolti campioni dall\u2019acqua della tazza del WC e dalle superfici della toilette, del pavimento e delle pareti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCon la toilette domestica, i ricercatori hanno scoperto che non vi era alcuna differenza statistica nella quantit\u00e0 di virus raccolto dalle superfici della toilette o dal pavimento vicino, indipendentemente dal fatto che la toilette fosse tirata con il coperchio alzato o abbassato. La contaminazione virale delle pareti circostanti \u00e8 stata minima in entrambi i casi, mentre il sedile del water \u00e8 stata la superficie pi\u00f9 contaminata. Modelli simili di contaminazione sono stati osservati nei bagni pubblici\u201d, si legge nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>Per conoscere l&#039;effetto della pulizia solo con una spazzola rispetto all&#039;uso del disinfettante, i ricercatori hanno prelevato campioni dallo scopino del WC e dal suo contenitore. Quando i ricercatori hanno confrontato i livelli di contaminazione, hanno notato che pulire la tazza del WC con un disinfettante e una spazzola riduceva significativamente la quantit\u00e0 di virus presente nella toilette.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I risultati mostrano che l&#039;aggiunta di disinfettante nella tazza del WC prima dello scarico o l&#039;utilizzo di dispenser di disinfettante nel serbatoio del WC erano entrambi modi efficaci per ridurre la contaminazione derivante dallo scarico&quot;, si legge nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPer ridurre il rischio associato all\u2019esposizione a fomiti contaminati nel bagno, si consiglia la disinfezione regolare di tutte le superfici del bagno dopo aver spazzolato il WC e\/o l\u2019uso di un disinfettante che lasci un\u2019attivit\u00e0 microbicida residua, in particolare quando la famiglia \u00e8 occupata da un individuo con un infezione attiva da un virus, come il norovirus, che causa gastroenterite acuta\u201d, hanno scritto i ricercatori nello studio.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/should-you-put-the-toilet-lid-up-or-down-while-flushing-heres-what-a-study-says.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should You Put The Toilet Lid Up Or Down While Flushing? 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However, researchers behind a new study have found that it does not really matter if the lid is up or down because the only way to mitigate the risk is by disinfecting the toilet regularly.In the study published in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers from the University of Arizona and research firm Reckitt Benckiser noted that viral particles spread to many restroom surfaces during toilet flushing, regardless of whether the toilet lid is up or down.&quot;With results showing that closing toilet lids has no meaningful impact on preventing the spread of viral particles, our study highlights the importance of regular disinfection of toilets to reduce contamination and prevent the spread of viruses,&quot; senior author Charles P. Gerba from the University of Arizona said in a news release.The research team examined the spread of viral particles during toilet flushing in both scenarios \u2014 while the lids were open and closed. The study was conducted both in household and public toilets. However, assessing the impact of lid closure was limited to household toilets since public toilets typically do not have lids.Before flushing the toilets, they were seeded with a nonpathogenic virus as a proxy for dangerous viruses, and samples were collected from toilet bowl water and surfaces on the toilet, floor and walls.&quot;With the household toilet, researchers found that there was no statistical difference in the amount of virus collected from surfaces on the toilet or the nearby floor whether the toilet was flushed with the lid up or down. Viral contamination of the surrounding walls was minimal in both cases, while the toilet seat was the most contaminated surface. Similar patterns of contamination were observed with the public toilet,&quot; the news release said.To know the effect of cleaning only with a brush versus the use of disinfectant, researchers took samples from the toilet bowl brush and its caddy. 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The study was conducted both in household and public toilets. However, assessing the impact of lid closure was limited to household toilets since public toilets typically do not have lids.Before flushing the toilets, they were seeded with a nonpathogenic virus as a proxy for dangerous viruses, and samples were collected from toilet bowl water and surfaces on the toilet, floor and walls.\"With the household toilet, researchers found that there was no statistical difference in the amount of virus collected from surfaces on the toilet or the nearby floor whether the toilet was flushed with the lid up or down. Viral contamination of the surrounding walls was minimal in both cases, while the toilet seat was the most contaminated surface. Similar patterns of contamination were observed with the public toilet,\" the news release said.To know the effect of cleaning only with a brush versus the use of disinfectant, researchers took samples from the toilet bowl brush and its caddy. 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