Solar water disinfection
Desinfección solar del agua
- Date
- 1984 · confidence medium
- Place
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Credited to
- Aftim Acra
- Field
- Tools
What it is
Water purification method that exposes clear plastic bottles to sunlight, combining heat and ultraviolet radiation to inactivate pathogens; developed by Aftim Acra at the American University of Beirut.
What it led to
- Adoption of solar water disinfection (SODIS) in humanitarian aid programmes
- Access to safe drinking water in communities without treatment infrastructure
- Research on solar purification and water photocatalysis