Without an effective cathodic protection system and no other means of corrosion control, the tank floor was exposed to a severe form of bacterial and underdeposit corrosion.

Researchers with the Southwest Research Institute conducted experiments to evaluate the presence of microbiologically influenced corrosion under high and low relative humidity conditions when storing spent nuclear fuel in dry storage systems.

In around two years from now, the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, India, is expected to be 115 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower.

The westbound lanes of the James B. Edwards Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, over the Wando River on Interstate 526 were closed after a weekly inspection discovered a rupture in a corroding area of one of eight main cables that support it.

Phoenix’s main public library will be closed for almost a year to repair millions of dollars in damage caused by a broken pipe in July.

For surfaces that need corrosion protection, 80 percent of the time that's accomplished through a paint or varnish coating.