ALERT REPORT: Week 39. Monday September 24, 2007 - Sunday September 30, 2007 Prepared: Sunday September 30, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Power line to lab (from base) has lost a phase. APU being used to supply power to lab. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Petrie dishes - 0.3 Amp mini fuses for Radon instruments - 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 Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM *268j - Aerosol datalogger found to have lost its program ( likely happened @ ~0100z, 268j). Program resent @ 1224z. Aethalometer 1 O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 246j, 2007 10 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: 253j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 267j, 2007 7 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 O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *267j - GC compressor accidently turned off at some time during the day. Turned back on, then GC back detector reignited and run sequence started @ 1850z. - P-5 cylinder line pressure found to be low (~20 psi). May have been accidently lowered during previous cylinder change. Pressure was increased to to 70 psi @ 1936z. *271j - Method wh loaded on GC inst #1 and back detector reignited @ 1510z. Flame went out again shortly after and was reignited a 2nd time @ 1525z. - GC inst. #1 was shut off @ ~1900z. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *271j - power supply for GC valve relays replaced, @ ~1900z, as old one was overheated. O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full update: 237j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 0 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 1 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 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 - 4 Zero Air steel tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 2 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Zero Air, 1 He) - 1 CO2 steel tank for Neph. - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew - 2 empty argon, 1 P-5 and 1 He for shipping to Downsview - 6 argon (full) to bring to lab MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): OFF, being shipped to Downsview. (malfunctioning pump, cause unknown: mass flow controller, flow restriction?) Ambient air (012): *268j - 012 placed in idle mode @ 1444z as truck was driven up to lab. Back on continuous sampling @ 1917z. *270j - 012 placed in idle mode and restarted @ 1717z to test remote function of 1100 zero air generator. Appeared to be working, zero air pump turns on. - 012 placed in idle mode to re-connect zero air generator instead of using cylinder @ 2010z. Zero air line was flushed by selecting *CALIB in H/W test menu and turning the pump on @ 2025z. - back on continuous sampling @ 2033z. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *268j - 040 placed in idle mode and 1130 set to zero air @ 1444z as truck was driven up to lab. Back on continuous sampling @ 1917z. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 case(s), 4 tube(s): 9 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 253j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 248j Inventory: 10 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 Last Sample: 246j O.K. Inventory: 28 bottle(s), 56 week(s) Radon Monitor *271j - fuse replaced on front panel of Radon instrument. Inst. appears to be running normally and software set to resume readings @ 1922z. Last filter change: Day 246j O.K. DOAS System Offline. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *SP02s to be shipped South *PIR heaters experiencing problem, likely bad connection *sensor alignment off late in day, appears entire 2AP tracker requires adjusting NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** *received crate full of Victoria flasks *PRL pump seems to be working, sampling resumed ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -7.5 C, 2.1 m/s, R.H. 83.7%, 980.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 27/09/2007 (270j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5005, M5006 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5137, 5138 Inventory 2 flask(s), 2 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3719-99, 3720-99, 3617-99, 3618-99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-75, P2-76 Inventory 1 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5159L, 5160R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 1 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL009 Inventory 4 flask(s), 4 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q72, 22-Q74 Inventory 50 flask(s), 25 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2120-25, 2252-25 Inventory 26 Flask(s), 13 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, August: 90 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 *power line to TX (from base) has lost a phase. APU in use. O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 25/09/07 *T/W 1: - mail bags - lab supplies: rope, gloves... - office supplies - carts x2 - NOAA SS flasks x2 - MPI flasks x3 (boxes 13, 14, 18) - spare NDIR/GC pump *T/W 2: - computers x6 (keyboards and speakers) *T/W 3: - NOAA SS flasks x3 - SCRIPPS 5L flasks x4 *PAL: - Helium cylinders x3 28/09/07 *T/W 4: - NOAA SS flasks x4 - MSC Orange flasks x2 - Hi-Vol filters x2 - O-rings for PSAP - NOAA 007 flasks x3 - MPI flasks x2 - Ozone calibration equipment Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 26/09/07 * datalogger battery (for aerosols) Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News