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This photogallery is still growing with time. It's purpose is two fold. It's for the
pleasure of the viewer and for the use of those interested in learning how to identify and
interpret the significance of particles in the environment. By clicking on the photograph a
higher resolusion image can be viewed with a more detailed description and interpretation.

For images of Specific PARTICLES BY NAME click here.


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How to Identify Particles
Just For Fun

Abrasives
     Aluminum Oxide (Emery, Corundum)
     Diamond
     Garnet
     Pumice
     Quartz
     Silicon Carbide
     Slag

Agglomerates
     Cleaning Agglomerates
     HVAC System Agglomerates
     Remodeling Agglomerates
     Wet Road Agglomerates


Asbestos
     Asbestos Containing Construction Materials
     Asbestos Fibers
     Asbestos In Nature



Biologicals
     Algae
     Bacteria
     Bone
         Deer
         Dinosaur
     Capillitium
     Diatoms
     Fern Spores
     Fern Sporangium
     Foraminifera
     Fungal Spores
     Hyphae
     Phytoliths
     Pollens

Chemical Microscopy
     Aluminum (by Cs2SO4)
    
Ammonium (by H2PtCl6)
    
Calcium (by H2SO4)
    
Chlorine (AgNO3)
    
Electromotive Substitution
    
Lead (by KI)
     Manganese (by NaCO3 Fusion)
    
Reduced Sulfur (by NaN3)
    
Sodium Chloride
    
Sulfate (by AgNO3)
     Nitrate (by Nitron Sulfate)
    
Zinc (by K2Hg(SCN)4)

Combustion
     Bagase
     Burnt Leaf
     Candle Soot
     Cenospheres
     Charred Grass
     Charred Wood
     Forest Fire
     Oil Lamp Soot

Construction Debris
     Grinding Debris
     Insulation
     Joint Compound
     Plaster
     Sawdust
     Wallboard
     Weld Debris

Contamination
     Air
     Oil
     Surfaces
     Water

Dispersion Staining
(Dispersion Staining is an analytical technique that uses colors created by differences in dispersion)

     Becke' Line Dispersion Staining
     Oblique Illumination Dispersion Staining
     Dark Field Dispersion Staining
     Objective Stop Dispersion Staining
     Phase Contrast Dispersion Staining

Electrical
     Breakers
     Brushings
     Micro-electronic
     Transformers
     Tap Changers

Fibers
     Asbestos Fibers (Legally Controlled mineral fibers)
     Clothing Fibers (Fibers used to make textiles)
     Feather Barbules (Individual elongated elements from feathers)
     Glass Fibers (Man-made vitreous fiber)
     Hair (Mammalian)
     Insect Fibers (Silks)
     Insect Hair (Setae, scales, bristles, etc.)
     Mineral Fibers (Much higher tensile strength along long axis)
     Paper Fibers (Fibers used in paper)
     Plant Fibers (Elongated integral elements within the body of the plant)
     Plant Hairs (Elongated elements that form on the surface of the plant)
     Synthetic Fibers (Man-made polymer fibers)

Home Particles
     Cat Dander
     Clothing Fiber
     Cosmetics
     Dog Dander
     Ghosting
     Human Skin Flakes
     Humus
     Mite Frass
     Paper Fiber
     Starch

Insects, Spiders and Ticks
     Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)
     Insect Debris
     Lice
     Spiders
     Ticks

Materials Sciences and Failure Analysis
     Composite Materials
         Carbon Fiber Composites
         Glass Fiber Composites
     Failure Analysis
         Bolt Corrosion
         Carbon Fiber Composite Failure
         Load Tap Changer
         Pipe Corrosion
         Printed Circuitboards
         Stress in Formed Glass
         Stress in Polymer Weld
     Medical Devices

Minerals
     Sand

Mites
     Ticks

Office Particles
     Cat Dander
     Clothing Fiber
     Dog Dander
     Human Skin Flakes
     Humus
     HVAC
     Ink
     Shoe Wear
     Toner

Outdoor Particles
     Aerosols
         Marine (Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate)
         Vehicle (Nitrates, Sulfates)
     Industrial Emissions
         Composite Fabrication Shop
         Cement Manufacture
         Flyash
         Furniture Manufacture
         Glass Manufacture
         Grain Mills
         Iron Fabrication
         Maintenance Shop
         Publishing Facility
         Weld Shop
     Road Debris
         Cenospheres
         Road Dust
         Tire Wear
         Vehicle Emissions

Plant Parts
     Hairs
     Moss
     Pollen

School Particles
     Cleaning Debris
         Detergents
         Grits
         Vinyl Floor Surfacing

     Dry-Erase Ink
     Pencil Debris


Sand
     Sand

Wood
Assemblages, How Environments are Characterized
     Super Assemblage: Outdoor-Natural
        Forest Fire
        Insects
        Natural Minerals (From Soils)
        Plant Parts
        Pollen

     Super Assemblage: Outdoor-Anthropogenic
         Combustion
         Industrial
         Road

     Super Assemblage: Facility
        Home
            Insect
            Mites

        Office
            HVAC System


        School
            HVAC System


     Super Assemblage: Activity
        Home
            Combustion
            Construction
            Human
            Pet

        Office
            Copy Machines and Printing
            Human Debris

        School
            Human Debris
            Writting Debris