ALERT REPORT: Week 47. Monday November 19, 2007 - Sunday November 25, 2007 (323-j - 329j) Completed: Sunday November 25, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Main power was hooked back up to the lab this Monday (323j), we will be keeping an eye on the situation but so far so good. ***********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 10 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 14 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 18 GFF(s) 8 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 309j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 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 *323j - line pressure found low on NDIR tank W1, was increased from 16 to 20 psi @ 1535z O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC *323j - Discharge light on PAN GC found blinking, switch flipped @ 1658 but had no effect. Discharge switch and PAN GC both turned off @ 1701z. Both turned back on @ 1704z. *Juice Jug Inlet: *323j - still mostly white with slight yellow tinge O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *327j - sample pump turned off from 1614z to 1617z for moisture trap change. *out of P-5 O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *323j - cfc standard tank closed @ 1504 to conserve some gas for transfer calibration. 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, shipped to Downsview. (malfunctioning pump, cause unknown: mass flow controller, flow restriction?) Ambient air (012): *327j - SN012 switched between sampling and calibrations between 1626z and 1930z to troubleshoot low sample volume problems. *Pump failing during calibrations, likely permeation source solonoid has failed. Will need to be repaired or replaced. OFFLINE RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *323j - 040 placed in idle mode @ 1855z to change quartz filter. Back on continuous sampling @ 1859z. 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: O.K. 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 *327j - Radon computer restarted so Windowns updates could "take effect" @ 1415z, software set back to logging @ 1421z. *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse Last filter change: Day 309j 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 shipped South *sensor alignment off late in day, appears entire 2AP tracker requires adjusting NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** *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: -25.9 C, 0.8 m/s, R.H. 48.8%, 982.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 21/11/2007 (325j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5013, M5014 Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 42 flask(s), 42 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 1264, 1881 Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3351-99, 3352-99, 6291-99, 6292-99 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-99, P2-100 Inventory 4 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4621L, 4650R Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL010 Inventory 15 flask(s), 15 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q35, 22-Q36 Inventory 48 flask(s), 24 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 10 case(s), 20 week(s) French Program: 2204-25, 2334-25 Inventory 10 Flask(s), 5 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION *back to using Ford 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 installed. O.K. BUILDINGS *323j - main power restored to lab *323j - set point on main hall heater raised from 7'C to 9'C @ 1521z *325j - set point on main hall heater raised another degree to 10'C *325j - aspirator on tower (in white tube) plugged in @ 1910z O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 22/11/07 T/W #1: - NOAA 007 flask boxes (x4) - Japanese flasks (x1) - MSC Orange case (x1) - PRL-VOC flask case (x1) Shipping Sent: 21/11/07 T/W #1: - Ozone equipment (for Richard Tanabe) - Toxics case (wk 43 & 44) - Broken denuder tube - Scripps 5L flasks (M5009, M5010), (M5015, M5016) - Victoria Grey flask case (5237 - 5240) Mailbag containing: - Aethalometer filters: (AL0742S - AL10744SB) - 1 lambda PSAP filters: (292PS295 - 306PS309) - 3 lambda PSAP filters: (292PS295 - 306PS309) - Radon filter (wk 40) - NOAA ETL Sonics USB drive - Hi-Vol sheet (2007/10/01 - 2007/10/29) - Toxics sheets (2007/10/08 - 2007/10/22, 2007/10/22 - 2007/11/05) T/W #2: - Toxics case (wk 41,41B & 42) - Heidelberg flask case (12/09 - 29/10) - MSC Orange flask case (P101 - 104) - MPI flasks (box 17) - NOAA SS flasks x3: (4425, 4412), (5137, 5138), (5187, 5188) - NOAA 007 flasks x3: (2967-8, 195-6), (167-8, 2663-4), (4075-6, 753-4) - Denuders (2003, PL 600) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (430, 525, 540) T/W #3: - PRL-VOC flask case (04, 09, 011, 014, 028, 029) - French flask case (27/09 - 07/11) - Scripps 5L (M5019-20), (M5017-8) - Japanese flask boxes x2: (1140, 7209), (1274, 7211) - CSIRO Blue flask case (P2408-411) - MSC Orange flask case (P269-72) - NOAA SS flask box (5061, 5062) - NOAA 007 flask boxes x2: (1109-10, 915-6), (3905-6, 1927-8) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News