corrosion
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Methanol helps prevent freezing and the accumulation of solid hydrates that can plug gas-compression equipment and limit pipeline flow, and it acts as a solvent and corrosion inhibitor.
The last thing you want is corrosion appearing on your fixtures one or two years after they are installed.
From Seattle Times
Don’t underestimate the sinister corrosion that starts the first day it rains on your finished deck.
From Seattle Times
The GAO also said that officials may need to purchase new equipment due to seawater corrosion at the site.
From Washington Times
The EPA devised more fully fleshed out regulations for underground storage tanks in 1988, requiring that they have devices to prevent spills and corrosion on any metal parts.
From Salon
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