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Technologies for recovery and reuse of plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater: a protocol for a systematic map and living evidence platform

Achieving a more circular use of nutrients goes beyond technological innovation and will benefit from a synthesis of existing research being readily available to various stakeholders in the field. The authors present a protocol for a systematic map of literature on technologies for recovery and reuse of plant nutrients from waste.

Biljana Macura, Jennifer McConville / Published on 28 August 2021

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Macura, B., Thomas, J., Metson, G.S., McConville, J.R., Johannesdottir, S.L., Seddon, D. and Harder, R. (2021). Technologies for recovery and reuse of plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater: a protocol for a systematic map and living evidence platform. Environmental Evidence 10:20. http://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00235-x.

Research and development on the recovery and reuse of nutrients found in human excreta and domestic wastewater has intensified over the past years, continuously producing new knowledge and technologies. However, research impact and knowledge transfer are limited. In particular, uptake and upscaling of new and innovative solutions in practice remain a key challenge.

This paper presents a methodological plan for a systematic map of literature. It describes innovative methodology for literature mapping using machine learning and knowledge brokering tool for building policy-relevant, readily available and up-to-date online evidence platform on technologies for recovery and reuse of plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater.

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Biljana Macura
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