Characterization of surfactants in SML and seawater

NSF funded collaboration with Wozniak Group at University of Delaware

Sampling the sea surface microlayer (SML) and subsurface seawater on board the R/V Sharp. Characterizing the organic species using mass spectrometry, tensiometry, and spectroscopy.

Cruises: August 2022, November 2022, August 2023

Recent related publications:

Burdette, T.C., R.L. Bramblett, A.M. Deegan, N.R. Coffey, A.S. Wozniak, and A.A. Frossard* (2022) Organic signatures of surfactants and organic molecules in surface microlayer and subsurface water of Delaware Bay ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00220.