Fungal Degradation of Military Assets.

Abstract

Three case histories of bio-deterioration due to fungi are reviewed. Fungal accelerated deterioration has recently been documented in aircraft fuel storage tanks, painted interior surfaces of helicopters, and wire high-lines stored in humid environments on wooden spools. In addition to the obvious aesthetic problems requiring expensive. labor intensive amelioration, growth of fungi can cause microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA337097

Entities

People

  • Brenda J. Little
  • Dennis Lavoie
  • Patricia Wagner
  • Richard D Ray

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Biodegradation
  • Chemistry
  • Corrosion
  • Environment
  • Fungal Structures
  • Fungi
  • Helicopters
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Organic Materials
  • Storage Tanks

Readers

  • Economics
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Surface Coatings Technology.