BACKGROUND AND AIM: IN THIS PAPER, VISCOSITY reduction OF CONTAMINATED SOIL BY RHAMNOLIPID WAS STUDIED.METHODS: THE operational PARAMETERS, AFFECTING THE VISCOSITY reduction, SUCH AS AGITATION SPEED (1000, 1500, 2000 RPM), BIOSURFACTANT CONCENTRATION (20, 30, 40 MG), AND THE MIXING TIME (10, 20, 30 MIN), WERE OPTIMIZED USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY. PASSING TIME AND VISCOSITY OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WERE CONSIDERED AS RESPONSE VARIABLES....