Organics in the boiler and steam: Good or bad?

Among utility chemists, opinions differ on the effect that organic compounds- both naturally occurring types and those added as treatment chemicals- have on the steam cycle. Some chemists raise the specter of corrosion of low-pressure turbines caused by organic acids created as the compounds degrade. Others defend and encourage the use of organic treatment chemicals, particularly neutralizing amines, by pointing to a long and positive history of their use in boiler and feedwater systems.