BIOLOGICAL CORROSION OF WATER PIPELINES FROM WELLS OF AWANEEN AREA, LIBYA.

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

Water and Soil Department, Faculty of Veterinary and Agriculture, 7 of April University - Libya.

Abstract

A corrosion of the water pipelines and pumps in wells of Awaneen
area (Libya) was detected after short period of its establishment. Biological
and chemical analyses of the water samples of four wells were done.
The sulfur reducing bacteria (SRB) was detected in the water samples.
The results showed a strong correlation between the presence and activities of

SRB and the corrosion of the pipelines suggesting a biological corrosion of the
water pipelines in those wells.