The proceedings of the First International Symposium on [title], held in Miami during November of 1992, comprise a keynote address and 21 papers arranged in six topical electrochemical methods; on-line monitoring methods; surface analysis techniques; SRB characterization; non-metallic materials; and service water systems. Two papers are reviews of the state-of-the-art on electrochemical and surface analytical techniques for the study of MIC, and a third review addresses the effects of marine biofilms on corrosion of stainless steels. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.