;JP;005; ANPAj..r.. West Jakarta records high E-coli bacteria JP/8/great 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

;JP;TSF; ANPAj..r.. Greater-drug-test Mobile urine test for civil servants JO/8/greater

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