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Listen "The Butterfly Effect: How Does A Football Game In Miami Affect Wastewater In Las Vegas?"
Episode Synopsis
On February 7th, 2010, Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints defeated Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. The game was played in Miami--more than 2,500 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip. So how did this game affect wastewater in Las Vegas?This episode takes a "deep dive" into the effects of a special event--in this case, Super Bowl Sunday--on wastewater flow rates and its composition. Specifically, the episode discusses the significant spike in wastewater flows immediately prior to the game and how cocaine appears to be the recreational drug of choice on Super Bowl Sunday compared to a 'normal' weekend in Las Vegas. If you listened to the other podcast on wastewater surveillance of illicit drugs, you know this "Super" spike in cocaine wasn't isolated to 2010. This is an AI-generated podcast created with NotebookLM based on a publication in Water Research. The original article is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.07.020
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