ALERT REPORT: Week 40. Sunday October 1, 2006 - Saturday October 7, 2006 Prepared: October 9, 2006 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - 275j Power outage at 1302z for about 40 seconds. - 278j Sandy and Patrick arrive in Alert. Richard and Dave retun to Downsview. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Log books!!!! - "AAA" Batteries (Not until Fall) - New Face Shield for NaOH Change - Mop Bucket - Packing Tape - Scotch Tape - Spare O-rings for flask connectors (U of H flasks) - (Armand, I haven't found PSAP o-rings, but found the Aethalometer's) - Medium and large ziploc bags (general use) - Scripps 3x5 L flasks - Large NOAA SS flasks - CSIRO flasks (I understand some of these flasks may be on their way) Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 247j, 2006. O.K. PSAP Program 3 Unopened filter cases in Inventory O.K. Nephelometer - 275j Impactor cleaning at 1802z O.K CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 275j, 2006 3 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 3 PUF tin(s) + 1 Blank(s) remaining in inventory 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 250j, 2006. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. 1 filters remaining in inventory 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 - 276j Power bar with no power. Maybe caused by a power outage blip on previous day. Reseted at 1256z. - 279j Power bar found with no power again. Reseted at 1510z. New UPS installed from 1520z to 1549z (NDIR placed on adjusting 1). Connected directly to new UPS: Power bar, NDIR, Flow controller, valve. Connected to Power bar: chart recorder, pump, data logger, crycooler, valve relay. - 279j water trap change at @1520. O.K. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 279j, 2006. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 252j, 2006 Pump Room (Spares) - Nitrogen: 3 steel tanks - Argon: 7 Steel tanks, 3 Aluminum Tanks - P-5: 2 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 3 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 2 aluminum tanks - HeXe: 1 small steel tank Pump Room (in use or connected as spares) - Nitrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 aluminum (not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 1 aluminum (in use) - Argon: 1 aluminum (in use) - CO2: 1 aluminum (in use for Nephelometer) - CO2 (GC WL): 1 aluminum (not in use) - CO T aluminum tank - CO WH aluminum tank - CO WL aluminum tank - CFC WH aluminum tank - 6890 WH aluminum tank - 6890 T aluminum tank Old Lab (PAN GC Tanks) - Zero Air: 2 Steel tanks (not in use. Spares) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks (not in use. Spares) - NO: 1 aluminum tank - He: 1 aluminum - HeXe: 1 small steel tank Red Shed Storage - 7 Hydrogen steel tanks - 5 Zero Air steel tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 3 aluminum tanks for shipping (1 He, 1 Argon, 1 N0) - 3 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Argon, 1 Zero Air, 1 He) MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): - 275j off line for sample inlet filter change, zero air GEM and Argon Tank changes from 1320z to 1437z - Leak tested - Lamp voltage check: 11.4 V - 278j Sandy and Patrick working on instrument for the week. - 281j Air burn at approximately 1610z. - 281j lamp voltage reduced to 7.07 V from 12 V. Initiated autocal at 2302z O.K. Ambient air (012): - 278j Sandy and Patrick working on the instrument for the week. Offline: Being kept as spare RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 275j off line for sample inlet filter change,soda lime trap, zero air GEM and Argon Tank changes from 1320z to 1437 - Leak tested - Lamp voltage check: 14.76 V - Argon tank off: AES 707 pressure: 300 psi delivery: 60 psi Argon tank on: AES 719 pressure: 2050 psi delivery: 60 psi - 277j Found denuder cooling on the Off position (approx. 2 days). Placed on auto at 2314z - 278j Sandy and Patrick working on instruments - 281j Air burn on both cartridges at 1555z. Another Air burn at 1742z. Changed soda lime trap (put 2 traps in one) Changed glassware, quarts filter and zero air at 1752z. Changed filter on sample inlet. Changed lamp voltage to 7.0 from 14 DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 cases, 2 tubes: 6 denuders. O.K. RDMQ 2006 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 268j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 275j. Inventory: 13 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 277j. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: - 276j Dave and Richard replaced optical sensor. - 278j Brewer resumes operation. O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 275j O.K. Inventory: 17 bottle(s), 35 week(s) Radon Monitor - 275j offline for back-up file, filter change, leak test and time reset at 1530z O.K. Last filter change: Day 275j. DOAS System - Offline IGLOOLIK Sampler - Offline NOAA SEARCH - 2AP tracker off. - 279j changed Lithium batteries in 2AP logger. Tracker still off. NOAA ETL O.K. FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY ************Flask Report*************** - No Scripps 3x5 L or large NOAA SS flasks available. ************Flask Report*************** Sampling Conditions: -16.8 C, 0 m/s, R.H. 63.2%, 991.8 mbar. Flasks sampled: 04/10/2006 (277j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5023, M5024 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 34 flask(s), 34 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 5476, 6006 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1525-99, 1526-99, 2133-99, 2134-99 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-89, P2-90 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4037L, 4050R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-436, P2-437 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL028 Inventory 7 flask(s), 7 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q95, 22-Q96 Inventory 42 flask(s), 21 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-111, TT-116,TT-070 Inventory 7 case(s), 14 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: August 252L Ford (Nuuk)--> RIP O.K. GMC (EC Rider) O.K. New Ford (No name yet. Tentative name: Red Rover) ok. BUILDINGS New lab still leaking water around main stack O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 05/10/06 - 1 Pallet with kimwipe towels, poly gloves and flasks - 1 Pallet with He tank - 1 Pallet with CO2 tank Shipping Sent: 04/10/06 - 8 Boxes and cases with Ozone instruments - 1 box NOAA SS - 1 case of MSC Orange - 1 case with Toxics MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: 06/10/06 - Weekly Envelope - 4 aethalometer filters - 4 PSAP filters - 1 Radon Filter - Toxics and Hi-Vol copies - 1 Precipitation sample (Health Canada) - 1 TLD (Health Canada) Alert Weekly News