ALERT REPORT: Week 24.  Monday June 11, 2007 - Saturday June 16, 2007
Prepared: Sunday June 17, 2007

 
***********Highlights of the Week***************
- 163j both trucks at lab. (Ford came in at 1852z and GMC came in at 1905z) to load Brewer cases. Trucks left at 2000z. Mercury 040 placed on zero air and Toxics sampler turned off.
- 164j Mike and Tom leave Alert. Both Brewers up and running well.
***********Highlights of the Week***************


THINGS WE NEED:
*The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.*
- Mop Bucket
- Large latex gloves
- Set of jumper cables
- Stirr oil for NaOH motor and hollow glass shaft. 
- masking tape.
- Complete Burn Kit and First Aid Kit
- PSAP casing o-rings
Please note:  Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise.

AEROSOL PROGRAM
 
Aethalometer 1 
- 163j Reference signal kept giving a value not zero. Tried to change the lamp bulb with no luck. 
	- Pump was turned off at 1442z
	- Filter change at 1455z
	- Turned pump on at 1515z
-  164j Changed lamp bulb
	- Pump off at 1850
	- lamp replaced at 1905z
	- pump back on at 1907
Last blank on day 127j, 2007.
O.K.

PSAP Program 
- 162j 3 wavelength instrument's transmittance keeps going above zero, third time in a row now. Checked filter change procedure, okay. checked casing and everything fits well. 1 wavelength PSAP does not have o-rings on top part of casing. Unable to find spare o-rings.
O.K.

Nephelometer
O.K.

CNC Counter
O.K.

Alert High Volume Sampler.
O.K.
Last Blank: 137j, 2006
3 filter(s) in inventory

Toxics Sampler
- 163j Toxics turned off from 1830z to 2018z due to both trucks at lab
	Pressure off: 19	Pressure on: 19
O.K.
12 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 17 GFF(s)
6 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank: 141j, 2007. 

PS-1 PUF Sampler
O.K.
8 filters remaining in inventory

GAPS Network Passive sampling program
O.K.


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
- 163j Placed instrument on adjusting mode at 1525z to check leaks or diaphragm damage. Pump got replaced by spare pump. Old one is being shipped to Downsview. Pump back on at 1715z
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347
- Offline

CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit
O.K.

PAN GC
- 162j He tank pressure left at very low levels. Tank changed at 1555z.
	Tank off: QMPAN 010		Pressure off: <100 psi
	Tank on : QMPAN 002		Pressure on: 1900 psi
- 163j Checked resistance on cable going to the header (~4.4 ohms). System connected back at 1850z (excluding controller and NOx burner)
- 164j Adjusted He regulator to 75 psi pressure at 1925z. Cleaned rail inlet by flushing the line with pumped air. System back on at 2115z.
O.K.

CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC
O.K.

CFC 11, 12, 13 GCge
O.K.

Complete Gas Tank Inventory
- current as of 152j, 2007
	
	Pump Room (Storage)
	
	- Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks
	- Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 5 aluminum tanks
	- P-5: 1 aluminum tanks
	- Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank
	- Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks
	- He: 1 steel tank, 4 aluminum tanks 
	- CO2 tanks: 2 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum for Neph. 1 CO2 aluminum tank for NDIR
	- HeXe:1 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)
	- 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 in use
	- HeXe: 1 small steel tank
	
	Red Shed Storage
	
	- 7 Hydrogen steel tanks
	- 5 Zero Air steel tanks
	
	Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal)
	
	- 2 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Zero Air, 1 He)
	- 1 C02 steel tank for Neph.
	- 1 empty argon for shipping to Downsview
	- 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew
	

MERCURY PROGRAM

Ambient air (007): 
************Things to check***************
- Why 007 still reading a lot higher concentrations than 040
- Why zero air is not down to acceptable peak area
************Things to check***************
- 162j Argon tank pressure left to be very low. Tank change started at 1613z, sampling resumed at 1613z
	Tank off: AES 720	Pressure off: <100psi
	Tank on : AES 701	Pressure on: 2080 psi
- 166j Placed instrument on idle mode to change resisorb, air regulator and DFU filter at 1505z. Did not find any spare filters or canisters so took them from the 012 instrument. Changed zero air filter at back of instrument. Did full calibration at 1542z
O.K.

Ambient air (012):
- Instrument turned off May 7/2007
OFF.

RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040:

************Things to check***************
- Zero air line. The first zero values of the RGM/PM cycle are not zero yet. Valve has been checked and switched
************Things to check***************
- 162j Argon tank pressure left to have very low pressure. Tank change started at 1613z, sampling resumed at 1613z
	Tank off: AES 720	Pressure off: <100psi
	Tank on : AES 701	Pressure on: 2080 psi
- 163j Instrument on zero air due to both trucks at lab from 1829z to 2017z.
- 166j Checked zero air flow and peak areas. Did not restart proper program at control unit and it has not done a RGM/PM cycle since 1445z this day. Changed some fittings and placed new zero air cartridge, filter and fittings at 1130 case at 1552z
O.K.
DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 cases: 3 denuder.
O.K.

RDMQ
2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 160j

OTHER PROGRAMS

Health Canada Precipitation Collector
Changed: 124j 
Inventory: 6 month(s)

Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector
Changed: 092j, 2007.

Brewers
019:
O.K.
029:
O.K.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg
- Continuously sampling each bottle for a month.
Last Sample: 134j
O.K.
Inventory: 5 bottle(s), 10 week(s)

Radon Monitor
O.K.
Last filter change: Day 092j.

DOAS System
- 162j unable to do Mercury Spectra. Mercury lamp not working.
- 163j conditioned a new mercury lab, taken from Tekran's inventory, for DOAS calibration.
- 163j Tried to run calibration sequence and a message popped up saying: "Error occured during aquisiton". Rebooted DOAS computer a few times starting at 1708z. For now Ocean Optics is not beign recognized by computer and software not being able to be restarted.
O.K.

IGLOOLIK Sampler 
O.K.

NOAA SEARCH
O.K.

NOAA ETL
O.K.

***************FLASKING REPORT**************
- 164j No Japanese Flasks in inventory. Unable to sample this week
***************FLASKING REPORT**************

Sampling Conditions:  1 C, 2.5 m/s, R.H. 76.9%, 991.6 mbar.		
Flasks sampled:	13/06/2007	(164j)

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  M5011, M5012	
Inventory	4 box(es), 4 week(s)

MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.:  NA	
Inventory	4 flask(s), 4 week(s)

Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L:  NA	
Inventory	 box(es), 0 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  2459-99, 2460-99, 1441-99, 1442-99	
Inventory	8 box(es), 8 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-93, P2-94	
Inventory	3 box(es),  week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  4621L, 4650R	
Inventory	3 box(es), 3 week(s)

CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-436, P2-437	
Inventory	4 box(es), 8 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  415, 337, 516	
Inventory	1 box(es), 2 week(s)

PRL VOC, pressurized:  AL003	
Inventory	4 flask(s), 4 week(s)

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q10, 22-Q80	
Inventory	14 flask(s), 7 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  TT 246, TT 253,TT 263	
Inventory	8 case(s), 16 week(s)

French Program:  2306-25, 2308-25	
Inventory	 Flask(s), 0 week(s)



COMPUTERS 
OK.

TRANSPORTATION

Fuel Consumption: May: 433 L 


GMC (EC Rider)
- 165j brought in to maintenance to wash and inspect and grease tracks (three out of for track rubbers are in bad shape, especially front passanger side and needs to be replaced as soon as possible).
- 167j Front passanger side track rubber replaced with brand new rubber. No more spares left.
O.K.


New Ford (Red Rover) 
- 165j brought in to maintenance to wash and inspect and grease tracks (most tracks are in acceptable condition, rear right side track rubber has a couple of cracked spots).
O.K.

BUILDINGS
O.K.

SHIPPING

Shipping Received:
13/06/2007
- 1 Pallet with 3 He cylinders
- 1 Pallet with 1 CO2 steel tank
- 1 Box with NaOH solution

Shipping Sent:
11/06/2007
- 1 Triwall with:
	- 2 NOAA 007 boxes
	- 2 Scripps 5L
	- 2 NOAA SS
	- 1 MPI case
	- 1 CSIRO blue case
	- 1 Japanese box
	- 1 U of H flasks case
	- 1 PRL flasks case
	- 1 Denuder case (Patrick Lee)
	- 1 CFC six port valve (Bob Kessler)
- 1 Crate with bar fridge
- 1 green case (Stoyka Netcheva)
- 1 cardboard tube with steel rods (Tara instruments)

14/06/2007
- 1 Triwall with
	- 2 NOAA SS
	- 2 SCRIPPS 5L
	- 1 NOAA 007
	- 1 case of Victoria Flasks
	- 1 case of French Flasks
	- 1 case of Toxics Filters
	- 1 case of MSC Orange flasks
	- 1 case of MPI flasks 
	- 1 garbage bag with coveralls (Andrew's)
- 3 Pallets with 12 cases of Brewers instruments
- 1 Pallet with 2 cylinders (1 aluminum He, 1 aluminum P-5)
                                             
MAIL
   
Mail Received:
13/06/2007
- 1 Box with packing tape rolls and Radon Filters

Mail Sent:
12/06/2007
- Rain Sample for Health Canada
- Weekly Envelope

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