* For turbidity levels greater than 30 NTU, the water should first be filtered through a cloth or sedimented (Sommer et al, 1997).
{{procontable | proborder="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"|-! width="50%" style="background:#efefef;" | Advantages! style="background:#ffdead;" | Disadvantages|-| valign="top" | - Very cheap, no capital costs except plastic bottle, no consumables required. <br>
- Independent from energy sources other than sunlight. <br>
- Treated water is protected from re-contamination in the bottles.<br>
- Convenient for storage and transportation. <br>
- SODIS has shown to significantly reduce diarrhoea
| convalign= "top" | - Cannot be used on days with continuous rainfall.<br>
- Cannot be used to treat very turbid water (>30 NTU).<br>
- Bottles need to be replaced every 4-6 months.<br>
- Needs to be cooled before consumption <br>
- Does not remove suspended partices of dissolved compounds<br>
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