Table of Contents

1. Biofilm Formation.

2. Causative Organisms and Possible Mechanisms.

3. Diagnosing MIC.

4. Electrochemical Techniques Applied to MIC.

5. Approaches for Monitoring MIC.

6. Impact of Alloying Elements to Susceptibility of MIC.

7. Design Features that Determine MIC.

8. Case Histories.

9. MIC of Non-metallics.

10. Strategies to Prevent or Mitigate MIC.

About the Author

BRENDA LITTLE is Senior Scientist for Marine Molecular Processes at the Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. She serves on the editorial board for Biofouling and is a National Association of Corrosion Engineers International Fellow.

JASON LEE is a Materials and Corrosion Engineer at the Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Sciences Branch, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

Reviews

"...strongly recommended for engineers and scientists that design components that might be exposed to MIC…would also make an excellent text…" (Journal of Metals Online, October 23, 2007)