Busan is good

Tap water is safe to drink in Busan.

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The Busan City Tap Water Evaluation Committee evaluated water quality at Myeongjang, Hwamyeong and Deoksan Purification Plants, as well as at households in Seo-dong, Hwamyeong, Deokpo, Allak-2, Myeongjang-1, Hoedongdong, Seo 2-dong, Geumsa-dong, Seokdae-dong, Bansong 3-dong, Jaesong 2-dong, and Banyeo-dong on October 7 and 8. Results show that the water in these areas meets water quality standards in all 57 categories. Please refer to the table below for the results.

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Major Results on Tap Water Quality Assessment

 

Item	Standard	Analysis Results
		Purification Plant	Household Tap Water
Coliform	None/100㎖	None	None
Opaque	None ~ 0.5NTU	0.07∼0.16	0.08∼0.16
Nitrate and Nitrite Nitrogen	None ~ 10㎎/l	0.5∼1.9	0.5∼1.8
Free Residual Chlorine	None ~ 4.0㎎/l	0.60∼0.90	0.40
KMnO4 Consumption	None ~ 10㎎/l	0.7∼1.2	0.7∼1.2
Trihalomathane	None ~ 0.1㎎/l	0.015∼0.042	0.019∼0.056