ultrapure water (a), growth medium (b) and growth medium with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (c). A1: Partial weathering of bornite on the edge, A2: Glass fracturing, B1: Extended weathering of bornite, B2: Glass weathering, C1: Dissolution of bornite, C2: Alteration of fayalite, C3: Glass alteration.
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FIGURE 6.7 SEM images presenting weathering features of granulated slag after exposure to ultrapure water (a), growth medium (b) and growth medium with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (c). A1: Glass fracture reaching width up to 200 nm, A2: Cu-droplets removal, B1: round- shaped glass alteration, B2: Cu-droplets removal, C1: glass alteration, C2 and C3: Cu- droplets removal.
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