ALERT REPORT: Week 49. Monday December 03, 2007 - Sunday December 09, 2007 (337-j - 343j) Completed: Sunday December 09, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** ***********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 - 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 7 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 13 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 16 GFF(s) 6 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 309j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 2 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 *337j - PAN GC inlet disconnected @ 1541z and attached to a pump to clear moisture out of the tubing. Sample line re-attached to PAN GC @ 1621z. *Juice Jug Inlet: *337j - slight yellowed O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC *out of P-5 O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *placed back online O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 319j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 3 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: 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 steel 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): *340j - received in Alert, at office. Will be brought to lab and setup shortly. Offline Ambient air (012): *339j - instrument was placed in idle mode for the following changes @ 2036z: - inside sample inlet filter - GEM outdoor filter - time corrected, was ~45 mins behind - back on continuous sampling @ 2133z O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *339j - the following changes were made on the 040 @ 2036z: - inside sample inlet filter - quartz filter - zero air filter - GEM outdoor filter *340j - 040 and 1130 pump unit turned off and on between 1810z and 2100z to troubleshoot 1130 pump problem. * 1130 pump unit experiencing pump problems. Offline DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 3 tube(s): 6 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 319j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 335j Inventory: 5 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 284j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: *337j - Brewer found unable to contact Brewer instrument @ 1623z. No power was going to the instrument. *fuse replaced in tracker O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 316j O.K. Inventory: 23 bottle(s), 46 week(s) Radon Monitor *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse Last filter change: Day 337j 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************** ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -30.2 C, 1.9 m/s, R.H. 44.9%, 972.4 mbar. Flasks sampled: 06/12/2007 (340j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 40 flask(s), 40 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3861-99, 3862-99, 2565-99, 2566-99 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-59, P2-60 Inventory 3 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4657L, 4628R Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 2 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL017 Inventory 13 flask(s), 13 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q40, 22-Q41 Inventory 34 flask(s), 17 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2046-25, 2105-25 Inventory 6 Flask(s), 3 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION *back to using Ford Fuel Consumption, November: 67 L (used snowmobiles for most of the month) 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 O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 06/12/07 *PAL #1:- Tekran 2537 SN 007 - mercury glassware case *PAL #2:- NOAA SS flasks (x1) - NOAA 007 flasks (x5) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (x1) - CSIRO blue flasks (x1) *CRATE: - P-5 cylinders (x3) Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 07/12/07 *palm pilot cradle kit (x2) *Japanese flasks (x1) Mail Sent: 06/12/07 *rainwater sampler Alert Weekly News