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  2. Pensioners forced to use bucket as a toilet - AOL

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    Mr Grimley said he had previously asked Severn Trent Water to install a portable toilet, but the request was turned down. On 1 and 2 December they were not able to flush their toilet for 40 hours.

  3. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

  4. Toilet-related injuries and deaths - Wikipedia

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    Injuries can also be caused by pinching due to splits in plastic seats and/or by splinters from wooden seats, or if the toilet itself collapses or shatters under the weight of the user. Older high-tank cast-iron cisterns have been known to detach from the wall when the chain is pulled to flush, causing injuries to the user. [3]

  5. 'Get it fixed' - anger as water outages continue - AOL

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    He said: "Toilet flushing is done with rainwater at the moment. The water butt is about half empty now." Tonbridge resident Brian Blanchard has expressed his frustration at South East Water [Phil ...

  6. Toilet plume - Wikipedia

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    Aerosol droplets produced by flushing the toilet can mix with the air of the room, [8] larger droplets will settle on surfaces or objects creating fomites (infectious pools) before they can dry, like on a counter top or toothbrush; [7] [10] and can contaminate surfaces such as the toilet seat and handle for hours, which can then be contacted by hands of the next user of that toilet. [3]

  7. Is it time to revolutionize the toilet?

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    The humble dry toilet and a large-scale urban sewage system may be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but they are both solutions to the same problem. “So many people get so excited about this ...

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