ALERT REPORT: Week 27. Monday July 2, 2007 - Saturday July 7, 2007 Prepared: Sunday July 8, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - 179j Bull Dozer at TX building from 1830z to 2030z to plow snow in area. (Refer to visit log check sheet) - 183j Bull Dozer at TX building from 1330z to 1430z to plow snow from area.(Refer to visit Log check sheet) - 185j Ford truck goes into maintenance to change tracks to wheels. - All Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed, parts needed. Red Ford will go to maintenance next week for oil change. GMC needs wheel bearings and seals replaced for the front tires, but Front Left side is more urgent. - Incinerator report updated for the month of June ***********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 Last blank on day 127j, 2007. O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 137j, 2006 5 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 9 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 13 GFF(s) 5 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 141j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. 6 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 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 184j Took PANGC railing case down to change filters and burner heater @ 1415z. Filters were replaced but heater was not replaced as glass chamber overheated and cracked. Put case back in place @ 1500z - 187j Changed He cylinder from 1815z to 1820z Tank off: QMPAN 002 Pressure off: 450 psi Tank on : QMPAN 008 Pressure on: 1910 psi O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC - 184j Changed GC moisture trap. Cleaned ice out cryocooler and added more methanol. Turned pump off from 1305z to 1320z. - 187j Changed P-5 cylinder from 1825z to 1835z Tank off: GGML 005 Pressure off: < 100 psi Tank on : GGML 001 Pressure on: 2000 psi O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 152j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 4 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 3 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. - 2 empty argon, 1 P-5 and 1 He for shipping to Downsview - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): - 183j cartridges showing a bit of bimodality. Performed a burn on both cartridges @ 1857z O.K. Ambient air (012): OFF. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 183j on idle mode for the following changes at 1913z: - GEM inlet filter - Zero air generator filter - Zero air inlet filter - Quartz sample filter - RPF - Denudor - Impactor all heating on @ 1934z (external, particulate, denuder, pyrolyser) all cooling on @ 2010z (denuder, system on) all switches to auto @ 2040z 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: 183j Inventory: 6 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 183j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg - Back to 2 week samples Last Sample: 176j O.K. Inventory: 14 bottle(s), 28 week(s) Radon Monitor O.K. Last filter change: Day 092j. DOAS System - 183j DOAS crashes while attempting calibration sequence @ 1750z - 184j Had to reset DOAS laptop and software @ 1510. Problems occured previous day while trying to calibrate. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: 7 C, 11.5 m/s, R.H. 70.5%, 990 mbar. Flasks sampled: 05/07/2007 (185j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5017, M5018 Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5299, 0 Inventory 2 flask(s), 2 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 917-99, 918-99, 1805-99, 1806-99 Inventory 10 box(es), 10 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-99, P2-100 Inventory 4 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051L, 5052R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL022 Inventory 14 flask(s), 14 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q128, 22-Q146 Inventory 34 flask(s), 17 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J,J Inventory 10 case(s), 20 week(s) French Program: 2236-25, 2354-25 Inventory 24 Flask(s), 12 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: June: 368 L GMC (EC Rider) - Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished - Front Left Wheel bearings need to be replaced as soon as possible. Front right need also to be replaced but not as urgent. O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) - Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished - 185j Truck goes into maintenance to replace Mattracks with tires. - 187j upon inspection of fluids it was found that engine oil is low. Truck will go into maintenance next week for full oil change O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 06/07/07 - 2 boxes with NaOH solution (5 bottles on each box) Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 04/07/07 - 1 envelope with PSAP filters (2 cases) Mail Sent: 03/07/07 - Weekly Envelope: - 2 Toxics Field Forms - Copy of Justin's accident report - SkyCam DVD - 3 sampled filters from 1 wavelength PSAP - 2 sampled filters from 3 wavelength PSAP - 1 Radon Filter - 3 Aethelometer filters Alert Weekly News