COURSE NAME: Drinking Water Quality Guidelines and Standards
COURSE CODE: WGS 501

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the concentration values of water parameters and unit conversions.Know how to calculate concentration from ppm, ppb, µg/l and mg/l.

• Master the WHO and national guidelines and standards values (Physical, Chemical, andMicrobiological) for potable water and how to analyze water samples with reference to the set guidelines and standards.
   

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COURSE:
This course aims at giving participants the knowledge on the world health organization’s and national set guidelines and standards for potable water and how to correlation between these with that
of known results after carrying out water testing and analysis in the laboratory.

DETAILED COURSE SYLLABUS:
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 Concentration and Unit Conversion Methods Used for Measuring
Water Parameters.
1.3 What is Water Quality Guidelines?
1.4 What is Water Quality Standards?
1.5 WHO Drinking Water Quality Guidelines and Standards

1.5.1 WHO Physical Parameter Guidelines and Standards
1.5.2 WHO Chemical Parameter Guidelines and Standards
1.5.3 WHO Microbiological Parameter Guidelines and Standards
WORKSHOP 3
Concentrations, Unit Conversions and WHO guidelines and
standards charts:
-To know how to convert units
-Conversion exercises
-Understand WHO Physical Parameter Charts
-Understand WHO Chemical Parameter Charts
-Understand WHO Microbiological Parameter Charts