Dr. Nevenka Kožuh Eržen, was a guest editor of a Special Issue – Ecotoxicology, Environmental Chemistry and Food Safety. The issue contained 21 original scientific papers, reviewed by at least two international experts. This special issue fitted with the research programme, what enabled exclusive promotion of the performed scientific work inside the programme. Especially, ecotoxicology, as a new field developing during the duration of the programme, was well presented in the papers and through that also to a broader scientific public. The special Issue was published in 2007 (Vol. 31, Nr. 1-2).
C.03 Guest-associated editor
COBISS.SI-ID: 18646567Projects deals with long-lasting effects of short-term exposure to low concentrations of organophosphates, during war or terrorist actions or possible chemical accident. Researchers study possible degradation and behaviour of substances in different environments (laboratory, field) and ecotoxicological data are collected (soil and aquatic invertebrates). The main goal of this project is development of an “easy to use” field device, which will be based on biosensor technology.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 2844282On the VF we constitute in frame of NVI in period of length of the RP 28 National reference laboratories (NRL), for the field of individual contagious diseases, quality and safety of foodstuffs of animal origin and fodders of animals. Such structure placed our laboratories amongst the highest state laboratories of EU. Establishment and appointment of NRL was arranged with preliminary accreditation ISO/IEC 17025. Besides that we established the first level III. laboratory in Slovenia. L. for molecular diag. of bacteria and L. for forensic toxicology and ecotoxicology were also established.
D.02 Establishment of a research centre, laboratory, study course, association
COBISS.SI-ID: 2409594We implemented methods for detection of viruses of classical swine fever, cattle viral diarrhoea, viral diseases of fish, equine viral arteritis, avian influenza, Newcastle disease and bird anaemia in poultry, norovirus and hepatitis A virus in clams. We introduced molecular methods for diagnostics of bacterial and protozoan diseases in fish, Q fever and tularemia, E. coli O157 and MRSA. Genotyping procedures were introduced for Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella sp., E. coli, Campylobacter coli and C. jejuni, Staphylococcus aureus and Taylorella equigenitalis.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 2825338In the scope of the program we developed (i) new diagnostic methods for detection of pestiviruses, avian influenza viruses, contagious poultry bronchitis virus, virus of equine arteritis and Koi herpes virus in fish; (ii) quick molecular procedures for reliable detection of some bacterial bio-terroristic agents in environmental samples, water and air; (iii) new methods for detecting residues of different environmental pollutants and veterinary medicines in feeding-stuff and food of animal origin. This enabled more efficient control and assurance of safe feeding-stuff and food of animal origin.
F.21 Development of new health/diagnostic methods/procedures
COBISS.SI-ID: 2871674Dr. Nevenka Kožuh Eržen, was a guest editor of a Special Issue – Ecotoxicology, Environmental Chemistry and Food Safety. The issue contained 21 original scientific papers, reviewed by at least two international experts. This special issue fitted with the research programme, what enabled exclusive promotion of the performed scientific work inside the programme. Especially, ecotoxicology, as a new field developing during the duration of the programme, was well presented in the papers and through that also to a broader scientific public. The special Issue was published in 2007 (Vol. 31, Nr. 1-2).
C.03 Guest-associated editor
Projects deals with long-lasting effects of short-term exposure to low concentrations of organophosphates, during war or terrorist actions or possible chemical accident. Researchers study possible degradation and behaviour of substances in different environments (laboratory, field) and ecotoxicological data are collected (soil and aquatic invertebrates). The main goal of this project is development of an “easy to use” field device, which will be based on biosensor technology.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects