ALERT REPORT: Week 46. Monday November 12, 2007 - Sunday November 18, 2007 (316-j - 322j) Prepared: Sunday November 18, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Power line to lab (from base) has lost a phase. Work to hook back up main power should start Monday (323j) ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - 0.3 Amp mini fuses for Radon instruments - Set of jumper cables - Stirr oil for NaOH motor and hollow glass shaft. - 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 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: 302j, 2007 11 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 14 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 4 GFF(s) 8 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 281j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 267j, 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 *318j - reference gas cylinder for NDIR changed @ 1520z - tank off: pres off: 0 psi - tank on: pres on: 1800 psi - reference gas regulator pressure adjusted to 20 psi @ 1807z. O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC *316j - NOx instrument and pump turned off @ 1921z - new juice jug inlet and pump connected to NOx sample air line, pump turned on @ 1942z. Rail case NOx side outlet was capped off. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *318j - new lab cryocooler found without power @ 1715z - GC sample pump momentarily unplugged @ 1718z so that cryocooler could be plugged into outlet that was known to be working - new lab cryocooler replaced with spare @ 1835z *out of P-5 O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC Offline Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 319j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 4 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 2 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) - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 aluminum (not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 1 aluminum (empty) - 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 Lab vestibule (empty, to be shipped South) - 2 Argon aluminum tanks - 1 HeXe (small light blue tank) - 1 NDIR reference gas tank Office (recently received, full cylinders) - 11 Argon aluminum tanks - 2 NDIR reference gas tanks - 5 NDIR calibration gas tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 2 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (2 Zero Air, 1 He) - 1 CO2 steel tank for Neph. - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew - 2 empty He aluminum tanks - 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): *Pump failing during calibrations, likely permeation source solonoid has failed. Will need to be repaired of replaced. OFFLINE RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *316j - 040 placed in idle mode @ 1615z for the following changes: - denuder - RPF - impactor frit flip - quartz filter - zero air teflon filter - all heating and zero air on @ 1639z - all heating off, and cooling on @ 1709z - all switches back to auto and continuous sampling resumed @ 1715z O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 3 tube(s): 6 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 288j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 308j Inventory: 6 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 284j Brewers 019: *will not follow schedule, always in menu 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 316j O.K. Inventory: 24 bottle(s), 48 week(s) Radon Monitor *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse *new section added to palm pilot checks for bi-weekly leak test 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 *317j - lost data for previous days (316j) checks while updating palmpilots, @ 1540z. *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 *old PRL pump put back in place instead of new one which seems to have been leaking back through pump (new diaphram needed?) ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -28.2 C, 1.5 m/s, R.H. 129.3%, 987.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 15/11/2007 (319j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5017, M5018 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5209, 5210 Inventory 34 flask(s), 34 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3905-99, 3906-99, 1927-99, 1928-99 Inventory box(es), week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-97, P2-98 Inventory 3 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4425L, 4412R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-410, P2-411 Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 184, 421, 192 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL007 Inventory 10 flask(s), 10 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q33, 22-Q34 Inventory 50 flask(s), 25 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT208, TT250, TT251 Inventory 7 case(s), 14 week(s) French Program: 2203-25, 2301-25 Inventory 12 Flask(s), 6 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION *currently using snowmobiles Fuel Consumption, October: 0 L (only used snowmobiles) 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) *New set of tracks have arrived. In process of being installed. O.K. BUILDINGS *power line to TX (from base) has lost a phase. APU in use. May be repaired this week, hopefully. O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 15/11/07 *new Mattracks for Ford *Argon cylinders (x11) *NDIR reference gas cylinders (x3) *NDIR calibration gas cylinders (x5) Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 15/11/07 *Japanese flasks (x1) *V6 Solenoid for Tekran Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News