the objective of the study was to determine the effect of the process of natural bioremediation, and bioremediation supported by zb-01 microbiological preparation on the occurrence of collembola and araneae in conditions of soil contaminated by petroleum-derived substances. the studies were conducted in 2010-2012, in the area of the experiment station of the university of agriculture, near krak...

Folsomia candida Willem (Isotomidae: Collembola) is an edaphic parthenogenetic species commonly used in ecotoxicity studies. We exposed F. candida to a high dose of three antibiotics, tylosin, ampicillin, and oxytetracycline, that target different bacterial groups. Possible toxic effects were assessed through egg production, hatching, and body size. All three antibiotics caused toxic effects. ...