“…The formation of akaganeite on hydrolysis of iron (III) is favoured by the presence of chloride ions (MURPHY et al, 1975(MURPHY et al, , 1976, and it is commonly synthesized by the hydrolysis of iron (III) chloride (WEISER and MILLIGAN, 1935;MACKAY, 1960;FEITKNECHT et al, 1973FEITKNECHT et al, , 1975INOUYE et al, 1974;HowE and GALLAGHER, 1975). METSON (1977), however, showed that the extent of akagandite formation during the corrosion of mild steel plates in soils is not related to the chloride level of the soil, and required levels of only a few hundred ppm for its formation.…”