Episode 129 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Exposed sewage lines and weak plumbing ventilation let sewer gases into Chinese residential and commercial buildings; the paper gives examples, short-term fixes for travelers, long-term fixes for residents, and calls for building-code enforcement. Based on the paper: Why China Stinks. Deficiencies in Plumbing and Ventilation Systems in China; A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 2020, Vol. 11(7), pp. 16-20. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
