• The sensitivity of Arctic ozone loss to polar stratospheric cloud volume (VPSC) and chlorine and bromine loading is explored using chemistry and transport models (CTMs). (nasa.gov)
  • Observations typically indicate a 50 % depletion of sea salt aerosol (SSA) bromide relative to seawater composition, implying that SSA debromination could be the dominant global source of tropospheric bromine. (nasa.gov)
  • Improved representation of HOBr heterogeneous chemistry and its pH dependence in our simulation leads to less efficient recycling and mobilization of bromine radicals and enables the model to include mechanistic sea salt aerosol debromination without generating excessive BrO. (nasa.gov)
  • Bromine radicals influence global tropospheric chemistry by depleting ozone and by oxidizing elemental mercury and reduced sulfur species. (nasa.gov)
  • Simulated BrO in the MBL is generally much higher in winter than in summer due to a combination of greater SSA emission and slower conversion of bromine radicals to HBr. (nasa.gov)
  • Bromine radical sinks from the HOBr + S(IV) heterogeneous reactions and from ocean emission of acetaldehyde are critical in moderating tropospheric BrO levels. (nasa.gov)
  • The model provides a successful simulation of free-tropospheric BrO in the tropics and midlatitudes in summer, where the bromine radical sink from the HOBr + S(IV) reactions is compensated for by more efficient HOBr-driven recycling in clouds compared to previous GEOS-Chem versions. (nasa.gov)
  • The air parcel contains 40 ppbv O3, 50 pptv Bry (sum of Br, BrO, HOBr, and HBr), 10 pptv CH2O, 3 ï‚´ 107 molecules cm-3 HO2, and 1 ï‚´ 105 molecules cm-3 OH. (nursingwritershub.com)
  • Assuming steady state for all bromine species, calculate the concentrations of HOBr, HBr, BrO, and Br in the air parcel. (nursingwritershub.com)
  • However, it has been difficult to reconcile this large source with the relatively low bromine monoxide (BrO) mixing ratios observed in the marine boundary layer (MBL). (nasa.gov)
  • Bromine water is corrosive and gives off hazardous fumes. (sciencing.com)
  • At the same time, suppliers of alternative technologies, including Novinda and ADA-ES , want to break the lock bromine appears to have on mercury mitigation by pointing to the corrosive effects bromine could have on power plant equipment. (acs.org)
  • Spectroscopic measurement of bromine oxide and ozone in the high Arctic during Polar Sunrise Experiment 1992, J. Geophys. (nursingwritershub.com)
  • These rather short-lived gases are an important source of bromine to the stratosphere, where they can lead to depletion of ozone. (lancs.ac.uk)
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  • Here we present a new mechanistic description of SSA debromination in the GEOS-Chem global atmospheric chemistry model with a detailed representation of halogen (Cl, Br, and I) chemistry. (nasa.gov)
  • We present an updated mechanism for tropospheric halogen (Cl + Br + I) chemistry in the GEOS-Chem global atmospheric chemical transport model and apply it to investigate halogen radical cycling and implications for tropospheric oxidants. (nasa.gov)
  • This is the first article of a series presenting a detailed analysis of bromine chemistry simulated with the atmospheric chemistry general circulation model ECHAM5/MESSy. (copernicus.org)
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  • Bromine water is a dilute solution of bromine used as a reagent in a range of chemical experiments. (sciencing.com)
  • Wear goggles and chemical-resistant gloves when mixing or working with bromine water, and only use bromine water in a well-ventilated area. (sciencing.com)
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  • As the mixing ratios at the extratropical tropopause are generally higher than those derived for the tropical tropopause, extratropical troposphere-to-stratosphere transport will result in elevated levels of organic bromine in comparison to air transported over the tropical tropopause. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • We show that a good knowledge of the latitudinal distribution of tropopause mixing ratios and of the fractional contributions of tropical and extratropical air is needed to derive stratospheric inorganic bromine in the lowermost stratosphere from observations. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • In a sensitivity study we find maximum differences of a factor 2 in inorganic bromine in the lowermost stratosphere from source gas injection derived from observations and model outputs. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Distributions of the five source gases and total organic bromine just below the tropopause show an increase in mixing ratio with latitude, in particular during polar winter. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • A scenario with emissions mainly confined to low latitudes cannot reproduce the observed latitudinal distributions and will tend to overestimate organic bromine input through the tropical tropopause from CH2Br2 and CHBr3. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • A more convenient method of making bromine water uses bleach and hydrochloric acid to break down sodium bromide, avoiding the hazard of handling pure liquid bromine. (sciencing.com)
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  • 1. Bromine Chemistry in the Troposphere Events of rapid O3 depletion are observed in arctic surface air in spring, with concentrations dropping from 40 ppbv (normal) to less than 5 ppbv in just a few days. (nursingwritershub.com)
  • These O3 depletion events are associated with elevated bromine, which appears to originate from the volatilization of sea salt bromide deposited on the ice pack. (nursingwritershub.com)
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  • So you can make bromine just by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ chlorine into a solution of bromide like Dead Sea water and the chlorine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the bromine and forms chloride and the bromine just comes out as red _ _ _ _ _ which you can catch. (edu.pl)
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  • Release from sea salt is an important bromine source, hence the model explicitly calculates aerosol chemistry and phase partitioning for coarse mode aerosol particles. (copernicus.org)
  • Using better emission scenarios and reasonable assumptions on fractional contribution from the different source regions, the differences in inorganic bromine from source gas injection between model and observations is usually on the order of 1 ppt or less. (lancs.ac.uk)
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  • In this problem we examine the mechanism for Br-catalyzed O3 loss thought to operate in arctic surface air. (nursingwritershub.com)
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  • While it can be made in a chemistry lab by mixing the fumes of liquid bromine directly with water, this requires the use of a fume hood and heavy protective clothing, and is not suitable for beginning chemistry classes. (sciencing.com)
  • If you look at the trends in the physical properties of the halogens, Cl 2 , Br 2 , I 2 you can make predictions about the properties of the other halogens. (tutormyself.com)
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  • What would the O3 loss rate be if BrO were the main contributor to total bromine (that is, if [BrO] ï‚» 50 ppt)? (nursingwritershub.com)
  • But now bromine appears to be an environmental savior because of its ability to reduce mercury emissions from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants. (acs.org)
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  • Knowledge of the aerosol pH is important as it determines the aerosol chemistry, e.g., the efficiency of sulphur oxidation and bromine release. (copernicus.org)
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