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West Jakarta records high E-coli bacteria
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W. Jakarta has
highest E-coli

JAKARTA: The E-coli bacteria, which contributes to diarrhea,
is present in high levels in Jakarta's ground water, with West
Jakarta the worst-affected area, the City Health Agency said on
Friday.

The agency routinely monitored city water sources to find
possible bacteria or chemical contamination, agency spokesman Evi
Zelvino said.

"Contamination is caused by the water source being located
close to raw sewage dump sites." Houses in Jakarta were closely
packed together, forcing communities to dump sewage dangerously
near water sources, the beritajakarta.com. reported Evi as
saying.

He added that simple disinfecting practices, such as putting
small levels of chlorine into ground water, boiling water and
washing vegetables and fruits before consumption, were effective
ways to reduce e-coli infection. -- JP

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Greater-drug-test
Mobile urine test for civil servants
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Mobile urine tests
for civil servants

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Narcotics Agency (BNP) will conduct urine
tests on Jakarta civil servants to reduce the amount of illegal
drug trafficking and usage in the administration, agency head
Sudirman Rais says.

Sudirman said the city had agreed to provide urine testing
equipment and allow the BNP officials to conduct tests on public
officials around the city.

He said that the equipment could process between 200 and 300
tests an hour, with around 98 percent accuracy.

The test results would be available within seven minutes, he
said. --JP