Cast iron is a brittle material and when large diameter cast iron pipes (diameters above 300 mm) further deteriorate, the consequences of failure can be substantial.
During 2014, the security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate with consequences for the functioning of government institutions and structures; state funds became restricted, with highly erratic fund flows from the central government to the governorates.
"If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries," she said, according to a WHO transcript.
He recalls that the International Monetary Fund argued last year that the risk of "losing market confidence" as a result of higher borrowing is now outweighed by "the risk of public finances deteriorating as a consequence of continued lack of growth".
"His [Mr Longueira's] health has been deteriorating as a consequence of a clinical picture of diagnosed depression.
Objective: This is an ongoing research with the aim of examining the trends in the management of VAC and minimizing the use of vancomycin in patients on mechanical ventilation due to the higher risk of developing multi-drug resistant organisms and as a consequence, deteriorating to IVAC and VAP as compared to other antibiotics.
It is possible, but far from guaranteed, that they will become full-blown alcoholics, drinking compulsively despite serious consequences like deteriorating job performance and withdrawal symptoms.
Unless we restore the planet's energy balance and stabilise climate, by rapidly reducing fossil fuel emissions, we will leave today's young people a rapidly deteriorating climate system with consequences that will out of their control.
It starts by briefly reviewing the causes of deterioration of conventional concrete and steel, and then go on to reveal the financial consequences of deteriorating infrastructures.
In late July the Wall Street Journal had a piece by David Harrison about the consequences of deteriorating road conditions in this country.
