ALERT REPORT: Week 31. Monday July 30, 2007 - Saturday August 4, 2007 Prepared: Saturday August 4, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** ***********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 *212j - Uploaded valve program to impactor valve controller @ 1610z. Appears to be working fine. Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 211j, 2007. O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *211j - Performed 4 span checks for nephelometer. In all checks the error fluctuated between 60 and 300. - No additional tests were done. - The first two spans the procedure was not followed properly due to distraction by other instruments. *212j - Uploaded valve program to impactor valve controller @ 1610z. Appears to be working fine. - Troubleshooting nephelometer PMT @ 1730z, contacted John Ogren at NOAA. - made a tunnel on software (tunnel icon not present on desktop) - turned off nephelometer at 1801z to reseat PMTs by pressing them further into place. - restarted instrument @ 1801z, red photon count appeared reasonable - span performed @ 1830z, values obtained were within normal/expected range O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter *212j - Uploaded valve program to impactor valve controller @ 1610z. Appears to be working fine. O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 197j, 2007 5 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 5 PUF filters,2 Blank(s), 8 GFF(s) 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 197j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler *215j - samples moved from storage in vestibule at lab to freezer at office. O.K. Last Blank: 197j, 2007 3 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 *213j - changed PAN GC helium tank: - Tank off: QMPAN 008, 350 psi @ 1745z - Tank on: QMPAN 004, 2100 psi @ 1800z O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *211j - GC pump turned off from 1755z to 1758z to change moisture trap 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, 3 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 2 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. - 3 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): *212j - 007 back sampling @ 1914z (some troubleshooting was previously perfomed on mass flow controller, no problem could be found with it or the pump). O.K. Ambient air (012): *211j - Placed on idle mode @ 1501z for the following changes: - indoor inlet filters (both sample line and zero air in, instrument leak tested afterwards) - Placed back on coninuous sampling @ 1601z - Lamp voltage tested: 10.6 V *212j - 012 stopped @ 1913z OFF. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: *211j - Placed on idle mode @ 1501z for the following changes: - indoor inlet filter (sample line in, instrument leak tested afterwards) - outdoor GEM inlet filter - outdoor zero air inlet filter - quartz sample filter - zero air generator filter - RPF - denuder - impactor frit - Lamp voltage tested: 11.53 V - All heating on @ 1601z (Zero air ON; pyrolyzer, particulate, denuder, external heating ON) - All cooling on @ 1629z (denuder, system cooling ON) - All switches to auto and continous sampling commenced @ 1644z O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case, 2 tube: 4 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 206j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 213j Inventory: 11 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: 204j O.K. Inventory: 12 bottle(s), 24 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 211j O.K. DOAS System O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: 2.9 C, 1.6 m/s, R.H. 86.1%, 988.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 03/08/2007 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory flask(s), week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: -99, -99, -99, -99 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-79, P2-80 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5139L, 5140R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL008 Inventory 9 flask(s), 9 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q61, 22-Q95 Inventory 24 flask(s), 12 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J,J Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2132-25, 2343-25 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. 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: 01/08/07 1 T/W: - denuders x2 - MPI flasks - PRL flasks - Scripps flasks x5 - Hi-Vol filters, 1 box 1 Pal: - French flasks x2 - NOAA SS flasks x2 - MPI flasks x2 - NOAA 007 flasks x4 Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News *Divers and environmental remediation scientists up for the week to map out the areas of the base contaminated with spilt fuel *Volley ball tournament took place on Saturday, Lee's team destroyed