Water Treatment

Water treatment at the household level (termed household water treatment or point-of-use water treatment) comprises activities and projects used to improve water quality at the home. Examples of these projects include: chlorine tablet distributions (i.e. Aquatabs®), use of liquid chlorine, flocculant/disinfectants (i.e. P&G Purifier of Water™), ceramic water filters, biosand filters, hollow-fiber filters, solar disinfection, and boiling.
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Chlorine Tablet Use for Household Water Treatment in Emergencies: Guidance for Tablet Selection

Chlorine tablets are often a good choice for water treatment in emergencies because they are widely available, cost-effective, easily transported, and simple to use.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Tufts University    Author(s): Chlorine Tablet Working Group

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for WASH market-based Humanitarian programming. User Guidelines for ICT Implementation.

Engagement with market actors is increasingly being recognised to be a key part of humanitarian programming as these actors are well positioned to provide services and distribute commodities to affected communities.

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Jacimovic_R., Bostoen_K.

Cash-based Interventions for WASH Programmes in Refugee Settings

This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemented with key informant interviews for programmes that lacked documentation.

Publication year: 2016    Reporting Agency: UNHCR    Author(s): UNHCR

Technical brief on water sanitation hygiene and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance

This technical brief provides information to inform water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and wastewater elements within multi-sectoral antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plans (NAPs).

Publication year: 2020    Reporting Agency: World Health Organization - WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Organization for Animal Health    Author(s): Medlicott_K., Wester_A., Gordon_B., Montgomery_M., Tayler_E., Sutherland_D., Schmoll_O.

Improved chlorination and rapid water quality assessment in response to an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea in Somali Region, Ethiopia

Somali Region of Ethiopia has been affected by drought for several years. Drought conditions have led to food and water scarcity and a humanitarian crisis in the region. In January 2017, an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) was declared in the region.

Publication year: 2020    Reporting Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC    Author(s): Rajasingham_A., Harvey_B., Taye_Y., Kamwaga_S., Martinsen_A., Sirad_M., Aden_M., Gallagher_K., Handzel_T.

WASH ePaper - Market Based Programming in Humanitarian WASH

Humanitarians increasingly view market-based programming (MBP) and cash-transfer programming (CTP) as an effective response to address humanitarian needs of affected people. This is particularly reflected in the cash commitments made under the Grand Bargain of the World Humanitarian Summit.

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: German Toilet Organization    Author(s): German Toilet Organization

Characterization of Disinfection By-Products Levels at an Emergency Surface Water Treatment Plant in a Refugee Settlement in Northern Uganda

The reliance on chlorination in humanitarian operations has raised concerns among practitioners about possible health risks associated with disinfection by-products; however, to date, there has not been an evaluation of disinfection by-product (DBP) levels in a

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF    Author(s): Ali_SI., Arnold_M., Fesselet_J., Liesner_F.

Surface Water Treatment in Palorinya Refugee Settlement, Uganda

MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatSan response – Gambella (Ethiopia), Central African Republic (CAR) and Bentiu (South Sudan) are some examples.

Publication year: 2020    Reporting Agency: Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF    Author(s): Liesner_F., Arnold_M.

Effective Use of Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

When water supplies are compromised during an emergency, responders often recommend household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) methods, such as boiling or chlorination.

Publication year: 2013    Reporting Agency: Tufts University    Author(s): Lantagne_ D., Clasen_T.

Prevention and control of cholera with household and community water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: A scoping review of current international guidelines

Introduction.

Publication year: 2020    Reporting Agency: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine    Author(s): D'Mello-Guyett_L., Gallandat_K., Van den Bergh_R., Taylor_D., Built_G., Legros_D., Maes_P., Checchi_F., Cumming_O.