Agglomerated Soot from a Lithium-ion Battery Fire
                This is an agglomerated soot particle from a lithium-ion
                  battery fire collected on an environmental tapelift. The sample is unmounted and
                  photographed with the adhesive side of the tape up. These particles are very
                  "sticky" and don't travel far from
                  the source.
              
              
                Transmitted brightfield and Reflected Darkfield Illumination
                
Definition/Function:
                Lithium-ion battery fires tend to be quite hot. The soot agglomerates exhibit resonable
                reflectivity.
                Significance in the Environment:
                Characteristic Features:
                Associated Particles:
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