Toward a comprehensive assessment of the disturbance of marine ecosystems by anthropogenic underwater noise
Project Proposal
Seeking Consortium to join for Cluster 6 “Unlocking the potential of citizen action for nature protection and restoration”
Can act as:
Seeking expertise:
National Institute of Biology (NIB, Ljubljana) is seeking collaborators for HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-03-two-stage (“Unlocking the potential of citizen action for nature protection and restoration”) to co-develop and pilot practical, citizen-implementable nature protection and restoration solutions that go beyond monitoring—such as toolkits, community-driven approaches (including invasive species/pest management where relevant), and social incentives that can be scaled and create new services/market opportunities.
We can also contribute to: (HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-two-stage), (HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-two-stage), (HORIZON-CL6-2026-02).
Dr. Arijana Filipić is a microbiologist and virology expert at the National Institute of Biology (NIB), Ljubljana, Slovenia, with a strong focus on virus inactivation, water decontamination, and evaluation of innovative water-treatment technologies, including plasma-based approaches.
Dr. Filipić’s expertise:
• Virus and bacteria inactivation: Assessment of treatment efficacy against human viruses and their surrogates, plant viruses, bacteriophages, and indicator bacteria
• Plasma-based water treatment technologies: Development and testing of plasma-based systems for the inactivation of microorganisms and the removal or transformation of chemical and emerging pollutants.
• Water decontamination technologies: Evaluation of advanced and novel treatment methods under controlled laboratory conditions.
• Laboratory assays and analytical methods:
Infectivity-based assessments (e.g. plaque assays, TCID₅₀ assays, bacterial plating methods, test plants); molecular and safety assessments (PCR, qPCR, dPCR);
immunoassays (ELISA, Western blot, SDS-PAGE); cytotoxicity testing (e.g. MTT assay); imaging techniques (e.g. TEM) to evaluate water quality and safety after treatment.
Potential contribution to the call:
• Testing and validation of innovative plasma-based and other advanced treatment technologies for virus inactivation and the removal/inactivation of other pollutants.
• Laboratory-scale optimisation of water-treatment processes supporting zero-pollution pathways.
• Microbial monitoring and risk assessment relevant to water reuse and environmental protection.
• Support to pilot and demonstration activities through infectivity-based and safety-based performance evaluation.
• Contribution to interdisciplinary work linking technological innovation with environmental and public-health outcomes.
In summary, Dr. Filipić contributes experimental virology and advanced water-treatment evaluation expertise, supporting the development and validation of technologies that reduce microbial and chemical pollution in water systems.