ALERT REPORT: Week 29. Monday July 16, 2007 - Saturday July 21, 2007 Prepared: Sunday July 22, 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. *197j - Power blip @ 1607z, APU generator running for testing. - Power blip @ 1925z, transferred load from APU to station - Compressor has been tripping all week, pressure settings were adjusted to hopefully fix this. ***********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 *201j - Valve laptop turned off @ 1830z, back on @ 1910z. - Reconnected logger to laptop directly and reloaded DLD program. Valve communicating successfully with laptop, 2015z. O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 197j, 2007 7 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 7 PUF filters,2 Blank(s), 10 GFF(s) 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 141j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 197j, 2007 4 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 *197j - Placed PAN GC on zero air from steel cylinder @ 1455z as zero air generator was not working. - compressor back working properly @ 1800z *199j - Found PAN GC laptop off, restarted at 1924z *201j - Compressor found tripped again (since yesterday, 200j), reseted again @ 1500z. - Compressor current tripping limit increased @ 1830z by Hydro 1. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *197j - compressor back working properly @ 1800z *201j - Compressor found tripped again (since yesterday, 200j), reseted again @ 1500z. - Compressor current tripping limit increased @ 1830z by Hydro 1. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *197j - compressor back working properly @ 1800z *201j - Compressor found tripped again (since yesterday, 200j), reseted again @ 1500z. - Compressor current tripping limit increased @ 1830z by Hydro 1. 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): *197j - Changing gold traps. Turned instrument off @ 1935z, leak tested and recalibrated. - Back on sampling mode @ 2056z. *201j - Argon cylinder change @ 1831z (cylinder off: AES700 @ 250 psi, cylinder on: AES716 @ 2050 psi) O.K. Ambient air (012): OFF. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: *197j - Placed on idle mode for the following changes: - soda lime trap - quartz sample filter - zero air filter - RPF - denuder - frit impactor - All heating on @ 2056z (Zero air ON; pyrolyzer, particulate, denuder, external heating ON) - All cooling on @ 2110z (denuder, system cooling ON) - All switches to auto @ 2120z *201j - Argon cylinder change @ 1831z (cylinder off: AES700 @ 250 psi, cylinder on: AES716 @ 2050 psi) - Instrument was not placed in idle mode during cylinder change, showed low carrier flow, placed on sample mode @ 2030z. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 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 *201j - found Radwin frozen, restarted Radon instrument @ 1458z Last filter change: Day 183j. O.K. 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: 2.3 C, 0.8 m/s, R.H. 94.5%, 992.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 20/07/2007 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5021, M5022 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5300, 0 Inventory flask(s), week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2707-99, 2708-99, 3593-99, 3594-99 Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-91, P2-92 Inventory 5 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5137L, 5138R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL002 Inventory 11 flask(s), 11 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q154, 22-Q157 Inventory 28 flask(s), 14 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J,J Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2060-25, 2278-25 Inventory 18 Flask(s), 9 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 O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 19/07/07 - PSAP filters - MSC orange flasks x2 - Denuders - NOAA SS flasks x2 - Flow Through Air sample equipment (charger and anemometer) -Christian's personal effects Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: 17/07/07 - toxics report 07/06/18-07/02 - Hi-vol sheet 07/06/01 - 07/07/09 - Christians Northstar Inn receipts - 1 lamda PSAP filters: - 173PS187, 187PS190, 190PS192, 192PS194, 194PS197 - Aethelometer filters: - A10727S, A10727SB, A10728S, A10728SB Alert Weekly News