Rust Removal

I’ve dealt with rust several times before. And all those times taught me one very important thing about rust. That is it’s destructive and it spreads fast. The longer you wait to get it treated the bigger is its damage. And with its eating away of Michigan’s old gasoline tanks, a huge damage it is surely causing the state.

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A little rust can cost you too much. If you don’t believe that, well, then here’s one proof of that. Earlier this March, a Manx2 passenger-carrier plane crash landed. After an analysis, authorities said that the root cause of it is the corrosion on the plane’s right landing gear.

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Rusty water is an old problem in Jackson Missouri. One resident opened up about enduring its bad effects for the past two years already. And though the problem is one quite difficult to solve, the city administrator promised that they will work to end it.

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March 22 is the International World Water Day. It’s the day chosen by the United Nations to emphasize the scarcity of clean water across the globe. To recognize it, the PVC Pipe Association convinced lawmakers to include corrosion-proof pipes in the bidding on water infrastructure projects. That’s because corroded and leaking pipes were found causing 2.6 trillion gallons of water loss every year.

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Built in 1998, the pedestrian bridge over Winnoski River in Montpelier, Vermont was expected to last for 30 to 40 years. No thanks to rust though, it’s now closed.

Heavily corroded underneath, inspectors said that the bridge is not safe anymore for use. The director of Montpelier Public Works, Todd Law, blamed the severe rust problem to salt use and leaching from the pressure-treated lumber. Though made of weathering steel, the supposed to be rust barrier to protect the bridge from corrosion failed.

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