| 摘要 |
A method of predicting the location of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of underground items is disclosed. Soil criteria favorable for the growth of microbiological organisms involved with MIC are selected. Soil types are then selected that satisfy one or more of the selected soil criteria. Next, geographic areas are identified where the selected soil types are present. Finally, underground items are located in these identified areas containing the selected soil types. The method can involve validating the accuracy of the prediction by examining the landscape for vegetation indicative of the presence of the expected soil type, and culturing soil samples from areas predicted to have MIC and areas not predicted to have MIC, in order to compare the presence of microbiological organisms in each.
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