About this course: It is well known that water treatment at the household level can lead to dramatic improvements in drinking water quality. But does Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) also have global relevance? What are the potential treatment solutions and how do they function? Is there a standard strategy for successful HWTS implementation, or can we identify key components which make programs more likely to succeed? In this course you will learn about the most important water treatment methods at household level, successful implementation strategies and about assessing the impact of HWTS. MOOC SERIES “SANITATION, WATER AND SOLID WASTE FOR DEVELOPMENT” : This course is one of four in the series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development". FRANçAIS: Dans ce MOOC, vous allez apprendre les plus importantes méthodes de traitement de l'eau au niveau des ménages, les stratégies pour une mise en œuvre réussie et l’évaluation de l’impact du traitement et stockage sûr de l'eau à domicile. ESPAñOL: Aprende acerca de los métodos más importantes de tratamiento de agua a nivel domiciliario, de estrategias de implementación eficientes y de la evaluación del impacto del tratamiento doméstico y almacenamiento seguro del agua.
Who is this class for: This course is an introduction – the only course requirement is an interest in drinking water quality.
Taught by: Rick Johnston, Dr.
Joint Monitoring Programme / WHO
Taught by: Sara Marks, Dr.
Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development / Eawag
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 5 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week |
| Language | English, Subtitles: French, Spanish |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: Trailer
- Reading: About the course
- Reading: Further reading
- Reading: How to use the forum
- Video: 1.1 Introduction to the course
- Video: 1.2 Global burden of disease
- Video: 1.3 Water-borne pathogens
- Video: 1.4 How does drinking water become unsafe?
- Video: 1.5 What is HWTS?
- Reading: 1.6 Sustainable Development Goals
- Video: 1.7 WHO/UNICEF International Network on HWTS - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
- Video: 1.8 Key messages - Week 1
- Reading: Slides - Week 1
- Video: 2.1 A Framework for Water Safety
- Video: 2.2 Sedimentation
- Video: 2.3 Filtration : Synthetic membranes
- Video: 2.4 Filtration : Ceramic filters
- Video: 2.5 Biological filtration
- Video: 2.6 Key messages - Week 2
- Reading: Slides - Week 2
- Reading: Bonus reading - Logarithms
- Video: 3.1 Heat
- Video: 3.2 Ultraviolet radiation
- Video: 3.3 Chemical disinfection
- Video: 3.4 Safe storage
- Video: 3.5 Combinations
- Video: 3.6 Key messages - Week 3
- Reading: Slides - Week 3
- Video: 4.1 Implementation models - Guest Lecturer: H. Gebauer
- Video: 4.2 Targeted approaches
- Video: 4.3 HWTS in emergencies - Guest Lecturer: D. Lantagne
- Video: 4.4 Roles of government bodies
- Video: 4.5 Key messages - Week 4
- Reading: Slides - Week 4
- Video: 5.1a Evaluation and validation of household water treatment technologies - Guest Lecturer: M. Montgomery
- Video: 5.1b WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
- Video: 5.2 Effective and consistent use
- Video: 5.3 Health impact assessment - Guest lecturer: S. Boisson
- Video: 5.4 Economic analysis of HWTS
- Video: 5.5 HWTS selection
- Video: 5.6 Testing for E. coli in the field
- Video: 5.7 Case Study: Water Quality Monitoring in Nepal
- Video: 5.8 Conclusion
- Reading: Slides - Week 5
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No doubt the Proper water handling at the household level is a sure way to reducing risks of contamination in low income countries even though the practice here in my country Nigeria cannot be said to be efficient. Interesting and educating MOOC . I look forward to the re
Very nice, clear and interactive course
Very useful course that gives a general overview of the HWTS and plenty of ressources if you want to explore the subject more deeply. It gives you a very good start if you are interested in the field and maybe involved in a health project!
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