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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, 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.

Status: Public Health and Disease Prevention
Status: Health Policy
IntermediateCourse12 hours

Featured reviews

JA

5.0Reviewed 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.........

SK

5.0Reviewed Jun 30, 2021

It was great course of HWTS. I have a nice project for de-centralized water treatment solution for rural area of low and middle income countries. I need help to implement my project in my region.

TA

5.0Reviewed 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.

TM

4.0Reviewed 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

5.0Reviewed 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

TX

4.0Reviewed Aug 15, 2019

While I found the first weeks very interesting, the charm went down after, talking about charts that might help NGO's and researchers, not that much for learners.

MS

5.0Reviewed 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.

PJ

5.0Reviewed May 21, 2020

Nice introduction to WASH (specifically Household Water Treatment). The learning resources is nice with ample aid to external references that can be used for the future.

AA

5.0Reviewed Feb 8, 2018

A very well organised course. Dr. Rick Johnston is an excellent mentor to have! Wish him all the best. Highly recommended for Civil Engineering/ Environmental Study backgrounds.

RA

5.0Reviewed 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.

BA

5.0Reviewed 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.

MN

4.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2023

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

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