Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 239–246 | Cite as

Avoidable MIC-Related Failures

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Keywords

Galvanize Steel Free Chlorine Crevice Corrosion General Corrosion Bacterium Growth 
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Acknowledgment

The author would like to thank Corrosion Testing Laboratories, Inc. for giving permission to publish this article.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Constellation EnergyBaltimoreUSA

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