ALERT REPORT: Week 40. Monday October 1, 2007 - Sunday October 7, 2007 (274j - 280j) Prepared: Sunday October 7, 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 *275j - orange wire in control port 4 of Aer datalogger was found loose and tightened @ 1920z. - new battery installed in Aerosol datalogger. Logger off from 1925z - 2000z during battery change. Aethalometer 1 O.K. PSAP Program *274j - missing PSAP O-rings replaced during fitler change @ 1447z O.K. Nephelometer O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler. O.K. Last Blank: 274j, 2007 8 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 8 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 11 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 *274j - Swaped GAPS PUFS @ ~1920z, inserted new clips to keep samplers closed. 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 *274j - He and HeXe cylinders changed on PANGC, finished switch @ 1452z. A leak test was performed afterwards. He - tank off: QMPAN001 pres off: 200 psi tank on: QMPAN003 pres on: 1950 psi HeXe - tank off: OF0567 pres off: 225 psi tank on: SGM06 pres on: 1775 psi - discharge light found blinking on PANGC. Flipping switch off and on did not help. GC turned off and back on @ 1528z. - discharge light found back on @ 1544z. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *274j - GC ambient air pump turned off @ 1400z to swap moisture trap, back on @ 1403z. - GC compressor was found turning off and on automatically. Was left off for the morning and turned back on @ 1535z. - GC back detector reignited @ 1604z. *275j - GC compressor turned off while current overload mechanism investigated by B Cool O @ ~1515. Finished @ ~1535z, did not appear to affect GC. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 237j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 6 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 3 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum for Neph., 1 CO2 aluminum tank for NDIR - HeXe: 0 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 large (light blue) 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 MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): OFF, being shipped to Downsview. (malfunctioning pump, cause unknown: mass flow controller, flow restriction?) Ambient air (012): *275j - SN012 placed in idle mode @ 1844z for the following changes: - back inlet filter - GEM outdoor inlet - GEM outdoor zero air inlet - instrument back on sampling mode @ 1926z - lamp voltage tested, found to be 13.18 V. This was lowered to 9.23 V @ 1938z. Full calibration run @ 1939z. Back on sampling @ 2012z. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *275j - SN040 placed in idle mode @ 1844z for the following changes: - back inlet filter - Quartz filter (1130) - Zero air filter (1130) - impactor frit flip - RPF - denuder - all heating, desorb and zero air on @ 1927z. Cooling on and heating off @ 1956z. All switches to auto, sampling on @ 2012z. - lamp voltage tested, found to be 8.97 V O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 4 tube(s): 6 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 253j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 274j Inventory: 7 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector *require new detector Changed: 183j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 274j O.K. Inventory: 27 bottle(s), 54 week(s) Radon Monitor *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse *will be doing leak and "pump off" flow checks every two weeks Last filter change: Day 274j O.K. DOAS System *awaiting new software/drivers Offline. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *277j - SP02s unplugged and removed @ 1850z - NOAA main tower datalogger batteries swapped @ 1936z. All wire connections to the multiplexer were checked if tight. - NOAA tower datalogger batteries swapped @ 1943z. Wires connections to datalogger were found loose and tightened. *SP02s have been removed and are being 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, September: 80 L GMC (EC Rider) *Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished. *New front wheel bearings have arrived in Alert and need to be installed. *Back wheels require 4 new studs each. Have not yet arrived in Alert. O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) *Mechanics currently working to put together serviceable set of Mattracks. O.K. BUILDINGS *power line to TX (from base) has lost a phase. APU in use. O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: *Front wheel hub assembly (GMC) *Tire chains Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News