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. 2018 May 31;84(12):e00790-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00790-18

TABLE 1.

Incubation conditions and weight loss of working electrodes in ZRA experiments

ZRA run Chamber or electrode Chamber components Corrosion rate (mils/yr)
ZRA1 (blue) WE1 15 mM lactate, 20 mM nitrate, inoculated 16
WE2 15 mM lactate, 20 mM nitrate, no inoculation 65
ZRA2 (black) WE1 15 mM nitrite, uninoculated 55
WE2 15 mM nitrate, uninoculated 80
ZRA3 (pink) WE1 15 mM lactate, inoculation and addition of 3 mM nitrite 16.1
WE2 15 mM lactate, addition of 3 mM nitrite 39
ZRA4 (red) WE1 20 mM nitrate, inoculated 79
WE2 20 mM nitrate, no inoculation 102