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Fire Extinguisher Residue from a House Fire View through a Microscope

Fire Extinguisher Residue from a House Fire

There are a number of sodium bicarbonate particles from the fire extinguisher mixed with soot from a house fire. This was from an environmental tapelift collected in a home after a kitchen fire.

Transmitted Off Crossed Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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