SODIS Reference Center

Only publications by Sandec/Eawag members are available under this link. For a full list of publications about the SODIS method, please visit the SODIS website.

• SODIS Manuals
  
  
• Microbiology
  
  
• Health
  
  
• Training strategies
  
  
• PET-bottles
  

SODIS Manuals

Training Manual for SODIS Promotion (2006) (French and Portuguese versions also available) The training manual is intended to support government organisations, international development organisations and NGOs that are already active in the field of community health education or domestic water treatment. It describes the most important factors for successful implementation of a SODIS project. The information it contains has been collected from various projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Solar Water Disinfection. A Guide for the Application of SODIS (2002) (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Uzbek and Russian versions also available) The SODIS manual can be used by project managers and local technical staff. The manual contains technical information about the effect of SODIS, a detailed description of the process, the advantages and disadvantages of SODIS, and information about the implementation of projects. The various language versions have different layouts. Their contents are identical

Microbiology

Effect of solar water disinfection (SODIS) on model microorganisms under improved and field SODIS conditions S. Dejung, I. Fuentes, G. Almanza, R. Jarro, L. Navarro, G. Arias, E. Urquieta, A. Torrico, W. Fenandez, M. Iriarte, Ch. Birrer, W. A. Stahel, M. Wegelin (2007) Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA, 56(4), 245–256.

Uso de la radiacíon solar (UV-A y temperatura) en la inactivación del Vibrio cholerae en agua para consumo humano. Factores que condicionan la eficiencia del proceso Y. Solarte, M. L. Salas, B. Sommer, C. Dierolf, M. Wegelin (1997) Colombia Médica, 28(3), 123-129.

Solar water disinfection: Scope of the process and analysis of radiation experiments M. Wegelin, S. Canonica, K. Mechsner, T. Fleischmann, F. Pesaro, A. Metzler (1994) Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - Aqua, 43(4), 154-169

Health

Health gains from solar water disinfection (SODIS): evaluation of a water quality intervention in Yaoundé, Cameroon J. Graf, S. Z. Togouet, N. Kemka, D. Nyiytegeka, R. Meierhofer, J. G. Pieboji (2010) Journal of Water and Health, 08.4, 779-796.

Water disinfection and hygiene behaviour in an urban slum in Kenya: impact on childhood diarrhoea and influence of beliefs J. Graf, R. Meierhofer, M. Wegelin, H.-J. Mosler (2008) International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 18(5), 335-355.

Training strategies

Why do people stop treating contaminated drinking water with solar water disinfection (SODIS)? A. Tamas, H.-J. Mosler (2011) Health Education & Behavior, 38(4) 357–366.

Persuasion factors influencing the decision to use sustainable household water treatment S. Kraemer, H.-J. Mosler (2010) International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 20(1), 61–79.

Insights from the SODIS project in Zimbabwe: Assessment of adoption factors and recommendations for effective promotion strategies S. Kraemer (2009) Eawag, Dübendorf

Factors supporting the sustained use of solar water disinfection - experiences from a global promotion and dissemination program R. Meierhofer, G. Landolt (2009) Desalination, 248, 144–151.

SODIS Promotion – Investigating the behavior change process A. Tamas, H.-J. Mosler (2009) Paper presented at the Disinfection 2009, Atlanta.

Successful promotion of Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) A. Tamas (2009) PhD Thesis, University of Zurich, Zurich.

Promotion of solar water disinfection: Comparing the effectiveness of different strategies in a longitudinal field study in Bolivia A. Tamas, R. Tobias, H.-J. Mosler (2009) Health Communication, 24(8), 711-722.

Attitudinal and relational factors predicting the use of solar water disinfection: A field study in Nicaragua A.-M. Altherr, H.-J. Mosler, R. Tobias, F. Butera (2008) Health Education & Behavior, 35(2), 207-220.

Factors affecting the diffusion of solar water disinfection: A field study in Bolivia S. Heri, H.-J. Mosler (2008) Health Education & Behavior, 35(4), 541-560.

Differences in influence patterns between groups predicting the adoption of a solar disinfection technology for drinking water in Bolivia S. Moser, H.-J. Mosler (2008) Social Science & Medicine, 67(4), 497-504.

Determinants of the diffusion of SODIS: A quantitative field study in Bolivia (Summary Report) S. Moser, S. Heri, H.-J. Mosler (2005) Dübendorf, Switzerland: Eawag.

PET-bottles

Does the reuse of PET bottles during solar water disinfection pose a health risk due to the migration of plasticisers and other chemicals into the water? P. Schmid, M. Kohler, R. Meierhofer, S. Luzi, M. Wegelin (2008) Water Research, 42(20), 5054-5060.

Does sunlight change the material and content of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles? M. Wegelin, S. Canonica, A.C. Alder, D. Marazuela, M.J.F. Suter, T.D. Bucheli, et al. (2001) Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology-Aqua, 50(3), 125-133.