Detection and Quantification of Brominated Natural Products in Arctic and Mid-Latitude Coastal Air and Waters

Halogenated natural products are organic compounds produced by marine bacteria and other marine organisms, as well as created anthropogenically through water chlorination and production as industrial compounds. These compounds can exhibit toxicity, bioaccumulate in the environment, and perform important roles in the regulation of the tropospheric and stratospheric ozone. To date, these compounds are understudied, particularly in Arctic and mid-latitude systems, with limited global data or understanding of spread. This project will share data on both di- and tri- bromoanisoles and bromophenols from the Western Arctic collected on a May-June 2021 cruise in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, as well as data collected from the mid-latitude estuary of Long Island Sound during 2022. These data help to close the gap in measurements of HNPs and inform future studies.