External HWTS links
Links to not-for-profit, information websites and research papers are provided as a resource to those interested in other HWTS sources. No endorsement is implied, nor is WHO or the Network responsible for the accuracy of information provided by external sites.
Links to external websites
- WELL fact sheet on household water treatment
- IRC FAQ sheet on options for household water treatment
- MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering web portal on HWTS
- Safe Water International survey of HWTS systems
- CDC Safe Water System (Chlorination and Safe Storage)
- SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection)
- Potters for Peace (Ceramic Filters)
- Biosandfilter.org
- CAWST (centre for affordable water and sanitation technologies)
- USAID/CDC bibliography on point-of-use water disinfection (see "Water Treatment" topic category)
Selected research conducted by HWTS partners
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Impact of household drinking water systems on people with weakened immunity (MSF, 2005)
pdf, 1.12Mb - Wilson Center report on HWTS options: a review of current implementation practices
- IFH report on household water storage, handling, and POU treatment (2006)
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Commercial viability of point-of-use systems (2005)
pdf, 538kb - Cochrane review of interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea (2009)