Techniques for forecasting and/or preventing degradation and corrosion

An apparatus comprising:

• a sensor operable to measure a value of an environmental parameter associated with a fluidic system;
• an electrolysis system operable to transfer stannous material from a tin electrode to a fluid being conveyed by the fluidic system, the stannous material to be distributed by the fluid being conveyed to one or more fluidic transport surfaces within the fluidic system, the stannous material to form a surfactant layer of tin dioxide on the one or more fluidic transport surfaces;
• and
• an electronic control system operable to regulate a supply of electrical stimulus to the tin electrode to thereby perform the transference in an adjustable manner, wherein the adjustable manner is determined according to the measured value of the environmental parameter, and wherein the regulation of the supply of electrical stimulus is performed so as to form a target thickness of the surfactant layer of tin dioxide on the one or more fluidic transport surfaces;
• wherein the electronic control system is operable to regulate the supply of the electrical stimulus so as to form the surfactant layer to have a thickness of between one micron and ten microns on at least a predetermined one of the fluidic transport surfaces.