SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A multiyear nationwide study that analyzed sewage for traces of illicit drugs found that methamphetamine was detected at every wastewater treatment plant surveyed across South Korea, suggesting prevalent use, health authorities said May 29. The investigation provides one of the most comprehensive looks yet at narcotics consumption patterns in the [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea experiencing a slight increase in new coronavirus cases in recent months, health authorities have noted a growing concentration of the virus in sewage. According to the weekly report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the concentration level of coronaviruses in the country’s water [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday its plan to launch a new energy production project utilizing gas produced during the sewage treatment process. The project involves installing a fuel cell facility at a sewage treatment plant to generate electricity and heat by utilizing the gas. In order to [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A new system that will conduct sewage analysis to monitor the spread of infectious viruses like the coronavirus and determine the pandemic situation in the local community will take effect this month. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday it will monitor various infectious pathogens including [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Daejeon’s city government said Thursday that it had launched a surveillance system to analyze the sewage produced by households and factories as part of efforts to detect the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19 as early as possible. The analysis of virus detection and distribution through the inspection of [...]
PAJU, South Korea, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Paju, a city located northwest of Seoul, approved Wednesday a private-funded BTO (build-transfer-operate) business plan to recycle treated waste water that will then be used by industrial complexes in the city. The new venture will make use of treated waste water from Paju through the establishment of [...]