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bridges, gas and liquid transmission pipelines, waterways and ports, hazardous
materials transport and storage, airports, railroads, utilities, gas distribution, drinking
water and sewer systems, electrical utilities, telecommunications, transportation,
motor vehicles, ships, aircraft, railroad cars, production and manufacturing, oil and
gas exploration and production, mining, petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical
and pharmaceutical production, pulp and paper, agricultural production, food pro-
cessing, electronics, home appliances, government, defense, nuclear waste storage
and tribology.
The third chapter discusses causes of corrosion in a variety of industry sectors
such as concrete and steel bridges, underground pipelines, waterways and ports, haz-
ardous materials storage, corrosion problems in airports, railroads, gas pipelines,
drinking water and sewer systems, electrical utilities, telecommunications, automo-
biles, ships, aircraft, mining industry, petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical
and pharmaceutical industries, pulp and paper, agricultural production, food process-
ing, electronics, home appliances and nuclear waste storage.
The fourth chapter is concerned with corrosion control and prevention, including
topics such as protective coatings, metals and alloys, corrosion inhibitors, engineering
composites and plastics, cathodic and anodic protection, corrosion control of bridges,
mitigating corrosion of steel in underwater tunnels, gas and liquid pipelines, water-
ways and ports, hazardous waste storage, storage tanks, railroads, drinking water and
sewer systems, electric utilities, telecommunications, automobiles, ships, aircraft, oil
and gas industry, mining industry, hazardous materials transport, petroleum refining,
chemical and petrochemical industry, pulp and paper industry, agricultural products,
food industry, electronics, home appliances, defense and other preventive strategies.
The final chapter discusses the consequences of corrosion such as economic losses,
loss in production, fatal accidents resulting in injuries and loss of lives and damage
to our living environment by polluting the environment.
This monograph will be useful to students in engineering and applied chemistry
as a prescribed book in both undergraduate and graduate courses. The book may also
be used by students in general arts as a general interest elective course.

V. S. Sastri