Welcome to EGESTABASE RESEARCH

An online evidence platform to explore the scientific literature on the recovery and reuse of plant nutrients found in human excreta and domestic wastewater.

Our ambition is to help diverse actors around the world find and navigate this literature and stay on top of new findings.

Ultimately, we hope to contribute to increased nutrient circularity in a way that supports healthy water, soil, food, and people.

For questions or suggestions, please contact us at info@egestabase.net.

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SPACE
Recirculation icon Recirculation
pathways

Egestabase Research currently features over 15 000 research papers published before 31-12-2023.

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PAPERS
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distribution
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distribution
Hot topics icon Hot topics
and gaps
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Research papers are categorized along five dimensions.
PAPER TYPE

Distinction of papers that describe concepts from papers that describe or review recirculation pathways.
CONCEPT

Tags such as paradigm shift or circular nutrient economy.
PATHWAY

Specification in terms of source, technology, product, reuse, and target.
DOMAIN

Focus such as technology development or product characteristics.
CLUSTER

Grouping into currently over 300 clusters of similar research.

How to Cite Egestabase

Harder R, Metson GS, Macura B, Johannesdottir S, Wielemaker RC, Seddon D, Lundin E, Aliahmad A, Kärrman E, McConville JR. Egestabase – an online evidence platform to discover and explore options to recover plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater for reuse in agriculture. MethodsX 12 (2024) 102774.


Bibliographic Data Source

About the Name EGESTABASE

The name for our evidence platform emerged as combination of the terms egesta and database. The term egesta refers to ‘Matter digested from the body, as excrement or other waste’ (dictionary.com). Our use of the term is inspired by the Egesta Lab at the University of British Columbia. As suggested by Dr. Gunilla Öberg of the Egesta Lab, the term egesta is not tied to a certain way of thinking and thus invites us to re-frame challenges and opportunities as well as re-imagine workable solutions.