ALERT REPORT: Week 28. Monday July 9, 2007 - Saturday July 14, 2007 Prepared: Sunday July 15, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - All Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed, parts needed. GMC needs wheel bearings and seals replaced for the front tires, but Front Left side is more urgent. *191j - Both trucks taken to maintenance for oil changes. GMC had oil changed, grease job, oil filter change and winshield wipers replaced. Ford had oil change and oil filter change, no grease job needed. *192j - Black carbon pump dies, possibly bearings. Pump replaced at 1700z. *196j - Found compressor not working. Possibly driver motor. Nitrogen generator and zero air generator with no pressure. ***********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 *194j - reseted transmittance on 3lambda PSAP, tightned filter casing @ 1430z O.K. Nephelometer *192j - disconnected power on impactor valve. Found loose power cable connection. Reset and working well @ 1535z *194j - found NOAA laptop software crashed. Clicked OK on error message and restarted CPD @ 1540z O.K. Black carbon filter pack *192j - Black carbon pump dies, possibly bearings. Pump replaced at 1700z. O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 137j, 2006 3 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 8 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 12 GFF(s) 4 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 *196j - Found compressor not working. Possibly driver motor. Nitrogen generator and zero air generator with no pressure. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *190j - checked GC trap. Disconnected pump @ 1856z, changed trap, back on @ 1900z *192j - GC found N2 not on and flame out. Relit and started method @ 1541z *196j - Found compressor not working. Possibly driver motor. Nitrogen generator and zero air generator with no pressure. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *196j - Found compressor not working. Possibly driver motor. Nitrogen generator and zero air generator with no pressure. 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): *190j - placed on idle mode to check fittings inside the instrument as bimodality is obvious, @ 1748z - leak tested both sample and zero air line (no leaks appear present) - performed an air burn on both cartdriges - full calibration initiated manually @ 1807z, restarted continuous sampling @ 1845z O.K. Ambient air (012): OFF. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: 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 -190j Stopped Radon and refreshed at 1550z O.K. Last filter change: Day 092j. DOAS System - Still having problems, likely software issues IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: 9.6 C, 1.4 m/s, R.H. 61.3%, 990.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 13/07/2007 (194j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5019, M5020 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 1 flask(s), 1 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 5278, 5422 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4649-99, 4650-99, 749-99, 750-99 Inventory 8 box(es), 8 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-89, P2-90 Inventory 3 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5083L, 5084R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-420, P2-421 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 198, 495, 309 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL023 Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q148, 22-Q150 Inventory 30 flask(s), 15 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT353, TT355,TT356 Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2070-25, 2071-25 Inventory 14 Flask(s), 7 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. - 190j oil changed, components greased, oil filter changed and windshield wipers changed 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 - 190j oil changed O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 13/07/07 - 1 case of Hi-Vol filters Shipping Sent: 09/07/07 One T/W with: - 2 boxes of Scripps flasks - 2 boxes of NOAA SS - 2 boxes of NOAA 007 - case of denuders - 1 box of Japanese flasks - 1 box of Scripps 3X5 - 1 box of MSC blue flasks - 1 mercury pump MAIL Mail Received: 12/07/07 - ETL flash drives (4) - Permafrost data loggers Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News