China News Service, July 21. According to South Korea’s "Joongang Daily" report, recently, larvae appeared in tap water in parts of South Korea, causing concern. The relevant Korean authorities are investigating.
According to reports, recently, larvae have been found in tap water in the Incheon area and parts of southern Gyeonggi. At about 4:30 pm on July 19, two living larvae were also found in an apartment in Unjeong New Town, Pazhou City, northern Gyeonggi Province. The authorities have launched an urgent investigation.
The Paju City government stated that the informant “found foreign objects in the tap water flowing out while brushing his teeth in the bathroom of the bedroom. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a moving thing.” Like, so call the property immediately to report the situation."
The Paju City Environment and Water Works Bureau collected the larvae found in the tap water of the residential building through the property, and plans to investigate the related wastewater pond and other facilities. It is understood that the community has not received other reports of the discovery of larvae.
At present, in order to ensure the safe supply of tap water, Paju City has carried out a unified inspection of water supply facilities, shortened the continuous working time of the filter tank in the water purification project from 90 hours to 48 hours, and strengthened the cleaning of the filter tank and other facilities At the same time, they also inspected the anti-insect nets in the water purification pool and the drainage pool, and checked all the facilities.
A related person from the Paju City government said: “The larvae found may be worms that came up along the drain pipe of the washstand. Whether it came from a water purification plant or a wastewater pond like the mayfly that occurred in the Incheon area. Find out the specific reason".