Can the CS650-L and the CS655-L measure gasoline or other hydrocarbons in soil?

No. The principle that makes these sensors work is that liquid water has a dielectric permittivity of close to 80, while soil solid particles have a dielectric permittivity of approximately 3 to 6. Gasoline and other hydrocarbons have dielectric permittivities in the same range as soil particles, which essentially make them invisible to the CS650-L and the CS655-L. 

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