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.
RL
It was a great learning on the importance of HWTS . This course has thrown significant knowledge on the potential contaminants of drinking water
SK
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.
AA
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.
AO
Dr Rick Johnston and his colleague are awesome. They have good understanding of the subject matter. I will recommend this course to my friends.
MP
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
CG
The information provided is spectacular and extremely interesting! The size of videos though should be smaller, maximum 15 minutes as they become a bit tiring.
BA
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.
EO
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
RA
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.
AA
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.
MN
Good course, built very well, should be updated - numbers, statistics and new technologies. there are several mistakes that should be checked.
TA
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.
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All information is clear, the professor in each topic he makes a example, real examples to allow that students can understand the topics, additionally, is important to know the processes and technologies that we have to do good water treatment and access for everyone. I strongly recommend this course.
I am a chemical engineer and independent researcher whom graduated from Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa. My area of interest in research is, # Drinking Water Treatment # Wastewater Treatment # Waste Management # Resource Recovery # Future Farming # Circular Economy.
I would guarantee that this is the best course in coursera for learning about household drinking water treatment and storage technologies. Meantime, thank you very much for the financial support offered. I would repay this back on behalf of the mankind in near future.
Best Regards,
B.K.T. Samarasiri
I have able to learn new information of regarding microbial water contamination. The newly dealt topics about calculation of bacterial log reduction and DALY were totally not known before enrolling for the course. Still ale to learn nearly all topics in water safety in one month time.
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 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!
Very interesting course with a lot of examples of studies. I believe this course should be taken by everyone to understand the importance of water treatment. It is sure to be useful for people involved in humanitarian actions
What a excelent course! I loved this series of MOOCs by EAWAG. Even when its focus are Developing Countries, its teaches so many useful tools and disciplines to care human health in any place in world.
I so loved this course! I would like to thank coursera for granting me an opportunity to do this course! It is awesome I recommend that institutions offering water engineering courses should adapt it!
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.
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
Es un muy buen curso introductorios, personalmente yo esto mas enfocado al proceso de tratamiento de agua, por lo que algunas partes del curso referentes a la implementación en países poco desarrollados realmente no me es de utilidad, sin embargo la parte técnica de patógenos y tratamiento es bastante útil.
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
Thank you very much for this useful material, I spent two months in a study routine for this course with taking notes, I think Dr. Rick has a great ability to deliver information in a simplified way, and he also has the educational spirit that makes you not get bored of studying. Thanks also to Dr. Sara and all the workers behind the scenes on this material as well as the guests and the institutions supporting this educational project. I hope that together we can achieve access to safe water for all.
My thanks goes to Dr. Richard Johnson for having such a course on the importance of Household water safety and health issues because of improper handling and storage of drinking water. The topics have covered a broader area keeping in mind the Water as a World issue and has been framed with examples from from different countries. This course is of real importance to me as I am taking a course for B.Tech students in the Institute where I'm teaching now.
Wonderful and diverse lectures from professor and guest lectures from WHO. Case studies were very well correlated with lectures being taught and initiated ideas that can be incorporated into HWTS as a part of innovation, not only focusing on technology work but also its impact on economy. i recommend this course have to be learn , its applicable is fundamentally applicable in life.
I so loved this course! I would like to thank coursera for granting me an opportunity to do this course! It is awesome I recommend that institutions offering water engineering courses should adapt it! 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.
Excellent and Challenging Course!" "I successfully completed the Water Treatment course. The content is very detailed, covering everything from HWTS to Water Safety Plans. The quizzes were quite technical and required critical thinking, which made the learning experience even better. Highly recommended for anyone interested in water sanitation.
A highly informative and need based course for the contemporary drinking water conditions. The course curriculum and overall organization is highly appreciable, from guest lectures to case studies, everything was arranged to motivate and guide participants effectively. Personally, I enjoyed the field water testing kit the most.
A really interesting and exiting course.... all the knowledge in this MOOC let me undertand in a more comprehensive way the process of water sanitation. I am a chemical engineer an studied in the university the proces of purification, but I had not idea about the Biological issue . This course was structured in a very good way
I have learned how important is the household water treatment and storage. Growing up from a place without piped-in water, I realized that it was really difficult if people were not sure if the water is potable or not. Added to this is how the water is stored safely to prevent contamination