“…It is generally accepted that chemical, physical, and biological processes intervene in the remediation of waste and soils contaminated with hydrocarbons (Volke and Velasco 2002;Riser-Robert, 2019). The use of bioremediation methods has aroused a considerable research interest and currently provides advantages over other treatment processes (Kumar et al, 2011;Tyagi et al, 2011;Thapa et al, 2012;Varjani, 2017;Yuniati, 2017;de Oliveira et al, 2018). Among the bioremediation methods, biopiles are an ex situ technology where the stimulation of microbial activity is achieved through the direct addition of nutrients and texturizers (agro-industrial organic wastes), as well as aeration and humidity control (Velasco and Volke, 2003;Prakash et al, 2015;EPA, 2017;Martínez et al, 2017;Ossai et al, 2020).…”