“…According to the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) the very hazardous chemicals like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, and naphthalene are included in the petroleum hydrocarbons (Lehmann et al, 2006, Bojes and Pope 2007, Gao and Collins, 2009, Cook et al, 2010, Boonsaner et al, 2011, Fester et al, 2014, Germaine et al, 2015. These pollutants can affect soil physical characteristics like soil texture and structural status, compaction, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and penetration resistance (Hreniuc et al, 2015).…”