Episode 02 - Micropollutants and Learning from Sewers on Society

This is the the 2nd episode of the Flush to Data podcast. We discuss micro-pollutants, wastewater sampling methods, sewer epidemiology.

Hosts: Jörg Rieckermann and Kris Villez
Guest: Christoph Ort

Links:
- Christoph Ort: https://www.eawag.ch/en/aboutus/portrait/organisation/staff/profile/christoph-ort/show/
- MS2Field: https://www.eawag.ch/ms2field/

Episode guide:
[0:00:00] Intro
[0:01:27] Selecting a PhD topic
[0:05:48] Monitoring micro-pollutant concentrations
[0:10:05] Model to describe micro-pollutant concentrations
[0:12:05] From dish-washer tracer experiment to system model
[0:17:25] Are stochastic process models describing anomalies?
[0:25:55] Tracking micro-pollutants in sewers
[0:38:02] Intermezzo
[0:40:38] Sewer epidemiology today
[0:45:15] Sewer epidemiology in 10 years
[0:51:30] Sewer epidemiology for the Covid-19 case
[1:00:20] Thank you and goodbye!

Bonus material
[1:01:24] A researcher's condition, maximizing the value of coincidences in research
[1:05:52] Self-discipline and saying no
[1:08:46] The sewer ball
[1:13:42] Thank you and goodbye!