Examination of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks
Abstract
The authors examined the physiochemical and microbiological properties of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Rusticles, iron (Fe)-rich accumulations on shipwrecks in marine environments, have long been assumed to be the result of low alloy steel corrosion. In many cases the assumed corrosion has been attributed to biodeterioration because of the presence of specific types of bacteria associated with the rusticles. However, archived rusticles from WWII shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) do not have the mineralogical layering typical of iron corrosion products. Moreover, spatial relationships between bacteria and rusticles cannot be interpreted as biodeterioration. The authors concluded that environmental Fe plays a role in rusticle formation and differences in Fe concentrations can be used to explain differences in rusticle size and distribution with depth in the GOM. Both biotic and abiotic mechanisms for Fe accumulation are provided.
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- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1341135
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- OSTI ID: 1610256
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-94ER14466; AC02-06CH11357
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Journal Volume: 143 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0964-8305
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- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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Little, Brenda J., Lee, Jason S., Briggs, Brandon R., Ray, Richard, and Sylvester, Andrew. Examination of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.12.005.
Little, Brenda J., Lee, Jason S., Briggs, Brandon R., Ray, Richard, & Sylvester, Andrew. Examination of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.12.005
Little, Brenda J., Lee, Jason S., Briggs, Brandon R., Ray, Richard, and Sylvester, Andrew. Sun .
"Examination of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.12.005.
@article{osti_1341135,
title = {Examination of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks},
author = {Little, Brenda J. and Lee, Jason S. and Briggs, Brandon R. and Ray, Richard and Sylvester, Andrew},
abstractNote = {The authors examined the physiochemical and microbiological properties of archived rusticles from World War II shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Rusticles, iron (Fe)-rich accumulations on shipwrecks in marine environments, have long been assumed to be the result of low alloy steel corrosion. In many cases the assumed corrosion has been attributed to biodeterioration because of the presence of specific types of bacteria associated with the rusticles. However, archived rusticles from WWII shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) do not have the mineralogical layering typical of iron corrosion products. Moreover, spatial relationships between bacteria and rusticles cannot be interpreted as biodeterioration. The authors concluded that environmental Fe plays a role in rusticle formation and differences in Fe concentrations can be used to explain differences in rusticle size and distribution with depth in the GOM. Both biotic and abiotic mechanisms for Fe accumulation are provided.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.12.005},
journal = {International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation},
number = C,
volume = 143,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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