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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

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, and how these fit within the broader water supply chain — from source to consumer. You will explore how different technologies can be combined along this chain, and how functional groups help structure and compare water system designs. 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".

Status: Sterilization
Status: Food Safety and Sanitation
IntermediateCourse12 hours

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BA

Reviewed Jun 23, 2021

Great intro course with renown professional in their respective fields. The interdisciplinary approach makes this course attractive and inspiring especially when you live in developing countries.

JA

Reviewed Mar 20, 2021

very educative course on household water treatment and safe storage technologies........All in all, the suite of courses from Ecole Polytechnique have been most informative.........

TM

Reviewed Apr 7, 2021

Thank you for the opportunity, but some of the videos audio or language were not clear, either the language or the monotony of the speaker.

EO

Reviewed Sep 28, 2019

This course is very interesting to me and I really like the presentations and the ability to study at will, my knowledge on water treatment have been upgraded. Thank You

AA

Reviewed Jan 19, 2021

A good course overall. Some of the visual cues in the videos are a bit off (that's why I gave it 4/5 stars). The subject matter is very informative and presented clearly.

AW

Reviewed Sep 12, 2019

The numerical section was little tough need to practice with some examples . Should be given self assessing questions to solve and get more clear idea of numericals

TA

Reviewed Jun 30, 2020

The course was very well designed and the teachers were brilliant throughout. The Quizzes were very supportive and well made. Overall I really liked the course.

RA

Reviewed Jun 1, 2020

Very informative and practical course as water treatment is very useful and it is very nice to have knowledge about HWTS for a student.Teachers are very knowledgeful and interactive in this course.

MS

Reviewed Jul 14, 2020

very useful, makes us susceptible to the ongoing and existing methods and technologies for water treatment for house with the perspective of public health.

MN

Reviewed Sep 4, 2023

Good course, built very well, should be updated - numbers, statistics and new technologies. there are several mistakes that should be checked.

MP

Reviewed Apr 6, 2023

Greetings, don't be tired, thank you dear professor for your efforts in the courses I hope you are healthy and happy. Mohammad Pakzad from IranThank you for read my text

JM

Reviewed Jun 25, 2021

Thank you so much, for your knowledge sharing. i would like to take up few more courses and get to know more about the things happening everywhere.

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