Corrosion is the result of a series of chemical, physical and (micro) biological processes leading to the deterioration of materials such as steel and stone. It is a world-wide problem with great ...

The contribution of bacteria to the corrosion mass loss and to pitting of mild steel was observed over 2.5 years using parallel streams of unpolluted natural (biotic) and nominally sterilized ...

Bacterial biofilms are the cause of microbial metal corrosion, a destroyer of metals which causes more costly damage than all other biofilm-related damage put together.

Corrosion-inhibiting Coatings Containing 'Good' Bacteria. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 03 / 090329205443.htm ...

Bacterial biofilms are the cause of microbial metal corrosion, a destroyer of metals which causes more costly damage than all other biofilm-related damage put together.

A new, environmentally friendly coating that protects metals against corrosion in seawater has been developed by a team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University. At the Society for General ...

Something is gnawing away at steel submerged in the Twin Ports, causing it to corrode up to 10 times faster than experts would expect to see in a freshwater environment. And Randall Hicks, a ...

A layer of living bacteria could protect metal structures against corrosion and reduce the environmental damage caused by conventional protective coatings. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam ...

A study of the Pappy Lane shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina found bacteria that hasten corrosion as well as species that may help preserve the ship or make it a more enticing habitat for ...

Metal-eating bacteria has been devouring the shrinking vessel. Saltwater corrosion and sea currents have been swallowing up crumbling stalactites of rust. This handout image shows a view of the ...

Worries over bacteria led to the fateful decision not to apply anti-corrosive chemicals when Flint, Michigan, began drawing water from the Flint River, an email written by the city's former public ...