23 Sep 2025

Is it hygienic to sit on public toilet seats?

From Nights, 8:29 pm on 23 September 2025

If you need frequent trips to the bathroom, you've probably know where the usable public toilets in your area are. But what if the seat looks dirty like its not being cleaned for weeks? Do you brave it? What if it looks clean? Do you worry that sitting on the seat could make you sick?

Dr Lotti Tajouri is one of Australia's leading researchers in the field of molecular genetics and joins Emile to discuss the risks. 

Public toilet (file photo).

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