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Gatlinburg, Tennessee Fire Debris, 2016, Through the Microscope

Gatlinburg, Tennessee Fire Debris, 2016,

This image contains charred hardwood, charred leaf, pyrolyzed calcium oxalate phytoliths, and burnt soil. There are also white paint spheres, pollens, tire wear, natural minerals, fungal spores, and other debris. This was collected in a Gatlinburg, Tennessee building after the 2016 fire using an environmental tapelift.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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