Household Water Treatment

The issues in this section are addressed on the USAID Environmental Health web pages. To read articles, fact sheets, manuals and technical reports, please follow the links below.

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Household Water Treatment Articles

• Boiling: Household Water Treatment Options in Developing Countries.
• Filtration & Chlorination Systems: Household Water Treatment  Options in Developing Countries.
• Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries
• Simple Options to Remove Turbidity    
• Safe Storage of Drinking Water    

Household Water Treatment Options in Developing Countries Fact Sheets

• Ceramic Filtration 
• Flocculant/Disinfectant Powder 
• Household Chlorination 
• Safe Water System 
• Solar Disinfection (SODIS) 
• Proven Household Water Treatment Options 
• Interventions to ReduceDiarrheal Disease 

Preventing Diarrhea in Developing Countries -  Country Fact Sheets

• The CDC/PSI Project in Kenya
• The Jolivert Safe Water for Families Project in Rural Haiti
• The CDC/PSI Program in Zambia

Household Water Treatment Technical Reports

• Working with local health care staff to increase SWS uptake  
• Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene in Kenyan Schools
• Effect of Chlorination on Inactivating Selected Pathogens
• Chlorine Residual Testing 
• Preventing Diarrhea in Persons Living with HIV and AIDS

Household Water Treatment Manuals

Safe Water for the Community: A Guide for Establishing a Community-Based Safe Water System Program