ALERT REPORT: Week 43. Monday October 22, 2007 - Sunday October 28, 2007 (295j - 301j) Prepared: Sunday October 28, 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 Aethalometer 1 *299j - Aerosol computer found without CPD running @ 1420z, program was started. O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *300j - neph found still in span mode, was not cancelled properly previous day (299j), corrected @ 1710z. O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 274j, 2007 10 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: 281j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 267j, 2007 5 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 *297j - GC sample pump off from 1550z to 1553z for trap change. *out of P-5 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): *300j - Instrument placed in idle mode @ 1658z for Argon tank change: tank off: AES704 pres off: 100 psi tank on : AES703 pres on: 2150 psi *Baseline Dev. high and Stat values not "OK" O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *295j - SN040 placed in idle mode @ 1726z for quartz filter change. Back on continuous sampling @ 1732z. *300j - Instrument placed in idle mode @ 1658z for Argon tank change: tank off: AES704 pres off: 100 psi tank on : AES703 pres on: 2150 psi O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 4 tube(s): 5 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 288j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 274j Inventory: 7 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 284j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 288j O.K. Inventory: 26 bottle(s), 52 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 Offline. IGLOOLIK Sampler *currently being used for U of Calgary size segregated particle sampling O.K. NOAA SEARCH *SP02s have been removed and are being shipped South *sensor alignment off late in day, appears entire 2AP tracker requires adjusting NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** *have Victoria flasks at office, not included in current inventory *new PRL pump put in place but outlet tubing requires repairs ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -12.5 C, 9.5 m/s, R.H. 77.9%, 980.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 24/10/2007 (297j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5009, M5010 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 2 flask(s), 2 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 1140, 7209 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 167-99, 168-99, 2663-99, 2664-99 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-103, P2-104 Inventory 2 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5137L, 5138R Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 1 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL Inventory 14 flask(s), 14 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q121, 22-Q117 Inventory 56 flask(s), 28 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 10 case(s), 20 week(s) French Program: 2129-25, 2001-25 Inventory 18 Flask(s), 9 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION *currently using snowmobiles 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. Studs have arrived in Alert and need to be installed. 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 *no plane in this week Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: 25/10/07 T/W #1: - Scripps 5L flasks (x2), (M5007,M5008), (M5003,M5004) - NOAA 007 flasks (3475, 3476, 4623, 4624) - Toxics cases (x2), (Wk 37-39, w/ blank), (Wk 39-40) - Broken GC PC - NOAA SEARCH SPO2 heaters - NOAA SEARCH SP02s - Black carbon filter pump - Andrew's yellow case -NOAA 007 flasks (6871, 6872-66), (2727, 2728-99) T/W #2: - MSC Orange flasks (P2 81-84) - CSIRO Blue flasks (P2 428-431) - MPI flasks (Box #16) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (441, 141, 533) - Vic Grey flasks (5137 - 5140) - NOAA SS flasks (x2), (5139, 5140), (5083, 5084) - Scripps 5L flasks (M5001, M5002) - NOAA 007 flasks (6155, 6156 -66), (2271, 2272 -99) *Mailbag with: - Aethalometer filters (Weeks 40-42) - PSAP filters, 1 and 3 lambda (274PS276 - 290PS292) - Radon filter (Week 39) - Hi-Vol log sheet (07/08/06 - 07/09/03) - NOAA skycam CD - 3 x toxics log sheets (07/08/13 - 07/08/27), (07/09/10 - 07/09/24), (07/09/24 - 07/10/08) MAIL *no plane in this week Mail Received: Mail Sent: 25/10/07 *Health Canada rain sampler *Health Canada TLD Alert Weekly News