SODIS Reference Center
Solar water
disinfection - the SODIS method - is a simple procedure to disinfect drinking
water. Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle or glass bottle
and exposed to the sun for 6 hours. During this time, the UV-radiation of the
sun kills diarrhoea-causing pathogens. The SODIS method helps to prevent
diarrhoea and is thereby saving lives of people. This is urgently necessary as
still more than 4000 children die every day from the consequences of diarrhoea.
SODIS (abbreviation
of Solar Water Disinfection) is an initiative of Eawag. We facilitate the
dissemination of the SODIS method in developing countries. Thereby people in
the south get access to safe drinking water and can improve their health in the
long term.
For more information on current projects, please visit the SODIS Website.
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