Mathias Otto – ENSSER.ORG

A Roundup herbicide causes high mortality and impairs development of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

28 February 2023 by Lucas Wirl

By Nicolas Defarge, Mathias Otto, Angelika Hilbeck Published in Science of The Total Environment Volume 865, 20 March 2023, 161158 Available online 23 December 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161158 Abstract Glyphosate has and is being used extensively in herbicide formulations worldwide. Thus, glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) substantially add to the environmental load of pesticides and warrant a strict risk … Read more

Gene Drives Organisms – implications for the environment and nature conservation

7 April 2020 by Lucas Wirl

Report by the Environment Agency Austria. Co-Author is ENSSER member Mathias Otto (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, BfN)

Laboratory tests with Lepidoptera to assess non-target effects of Bt maize pollen: analysis of current studies and recommendations for a standardised design

25 June 2019 by Lucas Wirl

By Andreas Lang, Marina Lee, Matthias Dolek, Julitta Berchtold and Mathias Otto Abstract: Background and approach: Common standards for laboratory studies of non-target organisms are recognised as prerequisite to assist the risk assessments regarding the evaluation of environmental effects of transgenic crops. Here, we provide specific recommendations significant for experimental procedures of laboratory studies … Read more