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Bryan Bzdek / Airborne COVID

Coronavirus is transported by aerosols: tiny particles that float through the air. Every time you flush the toilet, aerosols are shot into the air. Should we be concerned about our bathroom habits in the time of COVID?

Click above to listen to part 3 of COVID Curiosities, featuring Bryan Bzdek, chemist at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, U.K.

COVID Curiosities:
Part 1: Yvette Johnson-Walker / Pets and COVID
Part 2: Rolf Halden / Sewage COVID
Part 3: Bryan Bzdek / Airborne COVID
Part 4: Megan Molteni / Vaccine Glass

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