Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere?
Recent theoretical studies indicate that reactive organic iodocarbons such as CH2I2 would be extremely effective agents for tropospheric Arctic ozone depletion and that iodine compounds added to a Br2/BrCl mixture have a significantly greater ozone (and mercury) depletion effect than additional Br2...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6058 2024-06-02T07:59:39+00:00 Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? Carpenter, L.J. Hopkins, J.R. Jones, C.E. Lewis, A.C. Parthipan, R. Wevill, D.J. 2005-10 https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/6058/ https://doi.org/10.1021/es050918w unknown American Chemical Society Carpenter, L.J., Hopkins, J.R., Jones, C.E. et al. (3 more authors) (2005) Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (22). pp. 8812-8816. ISSN 0013-936X Article NonPeerReviewed 2005 ftleedsuniv https://doi.org/10.1021/es050918w 2024-05-06T12:32:12Z Recent theoretical studies indicate that reactive organic iodocarbons such as CH2I2 would be extremely effective agents for tropospheric Arctic ozone depletion and that iodine compounds added to a Br2/BrCl mixture have a significantly greater ozone (and mercury) depletion effect than additional Br2 and BrCl molecules. Here we report the first observations of CH2I2, CH2IBr, and CH2ICl in Arctic air, as well as other reactive halocarbons including CHBr3, during spring at Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay. The organoiodine compounds were present at the highest levels yet reported in air. The occurrence of the halocarbons was associated with northwesterly winds from the frozen bay, and, in the case of CHBr3, was anticorrelated with ozone and total gaseous mercury (TGM), suggesting a link between inorganic and organic halogens. The absence of local leads coupled with the extremely short atmospheric lifetime of CH2I2 indicates that production occurred in the surface of the sea-ice/overlying snowpack over the bay. We propose an abiotic mechanism for the production of polyhalogenated iodo- and bromocarbons, via reaction of HOI and/or HOBr with organic material on the quasi-liquid layer above sea-ice/snowpack, and report laboratory data to support this mechanism. CH2I2, CH2IBr, and other organic iodine compounds may therefore be a ubiquitous component of air above sea ice where they will increase the efficiency of bromine-initiated ozone and mercury depletion. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Hudson Bay Kuujjuarapik Sea ice White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Arctic Hudson Hudson Bay Kuujjuarapik ENVELOPE(-77.762,-77.762,55.276,55.276) Environmental Science & Technology 39 22 8812 8816 |
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Recent theoretical studies indicate that reactive organic iodocarbons such as CH2I2 would be extremely effective agents for tropospheric Arctic ozone depletion and that iodine compounds added to a Br2/BrCl mixture have a significantly greater ozone (and mercury) depletion effect than additional Br2 and BrCl molecules. Here we report the first observations of CH2I2, CH2IBr, and CH2ICl in Arctic air, as well as other reactive halocarbons including CHBr3, during spring at Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay. The organoiodine compounds were present at the highest levels yet reported in air. The occurrence of the halocarbons was associated with northwesterly winds from the frozen bay, and, in the case of CHBr3, was anticorrelated with ozone and total gaseous mercury (TGM), suggesting a link between inorganic and organic halogens. The absence of local leads coupled with the extremely short atmospheric lifetime of CH2I2 indicates that production occurred in the surface of the sea-ice/overlying snowpack over the bay. We propose an abiotic mechanism for the production of polyhalogenated iodo- and bromocarbons, via reaction of HOI and/or HOBr with organic material on the quasi-liquid layer above sea-ice/snowpack, and report laboratory data to support this mechanism. CH2I2, CH2IBr, and other organic iodine compounds may therefore be a ubiquitous component of air above sea ice where they will increase the efficiency of bromine-initiated ozone and mercury depletion. |
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Carpenter, L.J. Hopkins, J.R. Jones, C.E. Lewis, A.C. Parthipan, R. Wevill, D.J. |
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Carpenter, L.J. Hopkins, J.R. Jones, C.E. Lewis, A.C. Parthipan, R. Wevill, D.J. Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Carpenter, L.J. Hopkins, J.R. Jones, C.E. Lewis, A.C. Parthipan, R. Wevill, D.J. |
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Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? |
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Carpenter, L.J., Hopkins, J.R., Jones, C.E. et al. (3 more authors) (2005) Abiotic source of reactive organic halogens in the sub-arctic atmosphere? Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (22). pp. 8812-8816. ISSN 0013-936X |
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