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Today, people worldwide can expect to live into their 60s and beyond.
Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas (JMP 2019).
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice