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Environment-sensitive behaviour of materials encompasses a broad range of degradation phenomena in metals and alloys. The interaction of metallic materials with the environment is of fundamental importance in understanding a material’s performance in “real world” applications. Of particular significance is the effect of liquid and/or gaseous environments on the material of interest. The ability to visualize the localised changes associated with oxidation in gaseous environments and dissolution reactions in liquids coupled with qualitative STEM-XED spectrum imaging and analysis is now providing unprecedented opportunities for real-time observations that can lead to improved mechanistic understanding of nanoscale oxidation, and localised dissolution/corrosion, including the local electrochemical changes.