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Wildfire Particles
Wildfires create strong winds that carry large amounts of burnt soil, charred
wood and plant material, pyrolized phytoliths,
and other charred biologicals in their plume. A guide to how debris from a
wildfire is indentified in a home is
attached.
Charred Wood
Pyrolized Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths
Pyrolized calcium oxalate phytoliths are a marker for forest fire smoke, or any
industrial, commercial, or other activity that involves the
burning of plant material containing a concentration of calcium oxalate
phytoliths. They have been used to identify homes impacted by wildfires,
businesses impacted by emissions of restaurants, towns impacted by slash burns,
Teepee burners, hog-fuel boilers, etc. The predictable chemical
changes that take place as a result of short exposure to high temperatures often
result in a particle with characteristic optical properties and a
shape reminiscent of the original phytolith.
Burnt Clay
Burnt Plant Parts Other Than Wood or Phytoliths
Fire Retardant Debris
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