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MIC of metals occurs usually in connection with biofilms and EPS. Especially dangerous are alternating oxygenation conditions aerobic/anaerobic. In case of steel pilings the dimension time has a decisive effect too. A test apparatus for analysis of the resistance of steels against MIC, the mini-plant, has been developed.
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Sand, W., Gehrke, T. Microbially Influenced Corrosion of Steel in Aqueous Environments. Re/Views in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 2, 169–176 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RESB.0000040468.88570.4e
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