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Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Intermediate
Online
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Trailer
- 1.1 Introduction to the course
- 1.2 Global burden of disease
- 1.3 Water-borne pathogens
- 1.4 How does drinking water become unsafe?
- 1.5 What is HWTS?
- 1.6 SDG Baselines: Drinking Water Services
- 1.7 WHO/UNICEF International Network on HWTS - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
- 1.8 Key messages - Week 1
Readings
- Important information to succeed in this course
- Readings
- Connect with your peers
- Recommended resources related to COVID-19 and HWTS
- 1.6b Readings - SDG's
- How to give feedback to the course team?
- Slides - Week 1
Practice Exercise
- Week 1
Videos
- 2.1 A Framework for Water Safety
- 2.2 Sedimentation
- 2.3 Filtration : Synthetic membranes
- 2.4 Filtration : Ceramic filters
- 2.5 Biological filtration
- 2.6 Key messages - Week 2
Readings
- Slides - Week 2
- Bonus reading - Logarithms
Practice Exercise
- Week 2
Videos
- 3.1 Heat
- 3.2 Ultraviolet radiation
- 3.3 Chemical disinfection
- 3.4 Safe storage
- 3.5 Combinations
- 3.6 Key messages - Week 3
Reading
- Slides - Week 3
Practice Exercise
- Week 3
Videos
- 4.1 Implementation models - Guest Lecturer: H. Gebauer
- 4.2 Targeted approaches
- 4.3 HWTS in emergencies - Guest Lecturer: D. Lantagne
- 4.4 Roles of government bodies
- 4.5 Key messages - Week 4
Reading
- Slides - Week 4
Practice Exercise
- Week 4
Videos
- 5.1a Evaluation and validation of household water treatment technologies - Guest Lecturer: M. Montgomery
- 5.1b WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
- 5.2 Effective and consistent use
- 5.3 Health impact assessment - Guest lecturer: S. Boisson
- 5.4 Economic analysis of HWTS
- 5.5 HWTS selection
- 5.6 Testing for E. coli in the field
- 5.7 Case Study: Water Quality Monitoring in Nepal
- 5.8 Conclusion
Reading
- Slides - Week 5
Practice Exercise
- Final exam