ALERT REPORT 27: Week 27. Sunday July 3, 2005 - Saturday July 9, 2005 Prepared: July 9, 2005 THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 185j, 2005. O.K. Aethalometer 2 Currently not in use. PSAP Program O.K. Nephalometer O.K. CNC Counter O.K. High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 164j, 2005 5 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 13 PUF tin(s) + 4 Blank(s) remaining in inventory 7 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 178j, 2005. MET PROGRAM Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 107F] O.K. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells O.K. Tall Tower 10m and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors O.K. GAS PROGRAM NDIR O.K. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 180j, 2005. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. Old PAN GC O.K. New PAN GC PAN laptop off at 1522z on 187j until new computer arrives (due to cooling problem). PAN laptop off from 1412z - 1503z on 187j. PAN laptop off from 1535z - 1604z on 185j. Changed outside PAN inlet filters on 185j from 1505z - 1510z. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC GC sample poump off from 1542z - 1755z on 185j to change moisture trap. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Support Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 185j, 2005 Nitrogen: 2 tank(s) Argon: 8 tank(s) (4 large steel tanks; 4 small aluminum tanks) P-5: 2 tank(s) Zero Air: 7 tank(s) Ultra Zero Air: 1 tank(s) Hydrogen: 9 tank(s) He: 5 tank(s) (5 small aluminum tank) CO2 tanks: 0 NDIR tanks, 1 spare for Nephalometer MERCURY PROGRAM (Changed Hg monitor on 189j) Could not connect with Hg computer by remote administrator at 1544z on 190j. Computer had frozen. Restarted and running at 1700z. Ambient air (007): 007 offline on 189j from 1357z - 1402z for Ar tank change: Old tank off at 1359z (AES700; 300 psi) New tank on at 1400z (AES707; 2000 psi) 007 offline on 187j from 1615z - 1619z to check cartridges. 007 offline on 185j from 1553z - 1642z for monthly filter changes. O.K. Ambient air (012): 012 offline on 189j from 1357z - 1402z for Ar tank change: Old tank off at 1359z (AES700; 300 psi) New tank on at 1400z (AES707; 2000 psi) 012 offline on 187j from 1615z - 1619z to check cartridges. 012 restarted on 187j at 1444z. 012 offline on 185j from 1553z - 1642z for monthly filter changes. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: 040 offline on 189j from 1357z - 1402z for Ar tank change: Old tank off at 1359z (AES700; 300 psi) New tank on at 1400z (AES707; 2000 psi) 040 offline on 187j from 1645z - 1710z to change heaters. Autocal at 1712z. Back on run at 1745z. 040 offline on 187j from 1615z - 1619z to check cartridges. 040 offline on 187j at 1428z. Ran autocal at 1429z after adjusting lamp voltage. Back on run at 1455z. 040 offline on 185j from 1553z - 1642z for all filter and glassware changes: Denuder, pyrolyzer, particulate heating and desorb manually on at 1642z Denuder, pyrolyzer, particulate heating off and denuder and system cooling on at 1714z System back to Auto at 1721z. O.K. RDMQ 2005 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 173j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 185j. Inventory: 19 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 175j. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Weekly 14 CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 178j O.K. Inventory: 49 bottle(s), 98 week(s) Radon Monitor Restarted radon program at 1230z on 187j. Radon program found off schedule on 186j. Typed 'radlog log' and running at 1250z. O.K. Last filter change: Day 185j. DOAS System O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. SEARCH O.K. FLASK PROGRAM Sampling Conditions: 7.2 C, 2.4 m/s, R.H. 60.7%, 978 mbar. Flasks sampled: 06/07/2005 (187j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5017, M5018 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5013, 5014 Inventory 18 flask(s), 18 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 875-99, 876-99, 1787-99, 1788-99 Inventory 10 box(es), 10 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-63, P2-64 Inventory 8 box(es), 16 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5050L, 5049R Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) York University VOC steel, pressurized: AES Inventory flask(s), week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-414, P2-415 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL006 Inventory 8 flask(s), 8 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q2, 22-Q82 Inventory 12 flask(s), 6 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J,J Inventory case(s), week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: 492 L in June. Ford (Nuuk) Running, but some parts still need to be ordered. O.K. GMC (EC Rider) O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 07/07/05 2 cases DOAS Shipping Sent: 08/07/05 4 Ar cylinders 1 P5 cylinder 1 He cylinder 1 box NaOH solution and filters 1 T/W (Frank's stuff) MAIL Mail Received: 07/07/05 1 box cyrocooler lid and fuses 3 boxes NOAA SS 2 boxes NOAA 007 1 box Hg monitor 2 boxes Japanese 1 box lab supplies 1 box permafrost equipment Mail Sent: 08/07/05 1 box Scripps 3x5 L 1 box NOAA SS 1 box Scripps 5 L 1 box NOAA 007 1 box Japanese 1 case U of H 1 case Toxics 1 case denuders 1 box Health Canada rainwater sample Alert Weekly News Hello everyone, The big news this week is that my replacement, Brad arrived on Thursday! Yeah! We have about a month handover, so there is plenty of time for us to work together. Brad has actually been here for two 4 month tours as the co-op student with Vivec and Tim, which makes the switch that much easier since he knows the Alert life pretty well. We took 6 people out the lab this afternoon for a tour and will probably do a few more over the next month or two. Last night was the Chimo mug-in, which is always a good time. One of the mechanics invited us over to maintenance for supper tonight, so we'll probably be heading over there soon once we hear from them. Other than that, the usual stuff is going on around here. The weather was gorgeous there for a few days- I of course, tried to take advantage of it and at least tanned my face on the OPS ramp here. It's gotten cloudy today and actually rained- big rain drops too! It was pretty intense there for awhile, that was sort of shocking for all of us. Brad said he'll start his updates next week once he's all settled in. Okay, talk to everyone soon. Hope all is well in Downsview, Maria Maria Vavro GAW Lab Operator