This English translation of the third, revised edition of this textbook, published in 1989 by VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, Germany, contains 24 contributions addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of cathodic protection. It updates economic considerations in light of more stringent regulations and standards and examines the latest developments in electrochemical protection technology. New to this edition are strategies for measuring potential and data evaluation by computer. New chapters address the problem of high voltage and the cathodic protection of steel reinforcement in concrete. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.