Tennessee Forestfire, Gatlinburg
The great Smoky Mountains Wildfire of 2016 burned through Gatlinburg
Tennessee on the evening of November 28. In assessing the smoke exposure of
buildings not directly impacted by the fire there were a number of
interfering effects. That included the common practice of burning leaves and
branch
debris in the Fall and the use of wood burning fireplaces and wood stoves
during the Fall and into the Spring. Significant vehicular traffic in the
local valleys added combustion particles and tire wear to the mix. These
sources became more significant with the passage of time. The images here
document the combustion particles found in buildings in the latter half of
2018. Debris from the Smoky Mountains Wildfire were still present but so too
were the combustion particles of two years of open burning and emissions
from fireplaces and woodburning stoves.
Charred Leaves
Charred Bark
Pyrolyzed Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths
Burnt Soil
Charred Wood
Other Char
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