ALERT REPORT: Week 50. Monday December 10, 2007 - Sunday December 16, 2007 (344-j - 350j) Completed: Sunday December 16, 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 *348j - AER datalogger server cable found disconnected from logger. Likely pulled out accidently when DOAS instrument removed hours before. Reconnected @ 1905z. 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 6 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 11 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 14 GFF(s) 6 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 309j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 1 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 *346j - pump for new PAN/juice jug inlet found hot and not pulling air. Unplugged @ ~2330. *Juice Jug Inlet: *337j - slight yellowed O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC *out of P-5, 2nd detector no longer operational, no N2O/SF6 readings O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC 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): *348j - 007 placed in continous sampling @ 1505z. Pump for 1100 zero air generator was set to "on" to insure both Tekrans received zero air when needed. - 007 was set to run for 5 min samples, placed back in idle mode @ 1614z. - 007 ambient airline disconnected (as 012 was reading high concentrations when sharing line with 007) and 1100 unit set back to "auto" mode while 007 offline, @ 1902z. Offline Ambient air (012): *348j - 012 placed in idle mode while 007 being hooked up as ambient air line had to be opened to room air. - 012 placed in continous sampling @ 1505z. Pump for 1100 zero air generator was set to "on" to insure both Tekrans received zero air when needed. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *344j - diaphragm swapped on 1130 pump unit, finished @ 2030z. Afterwards pump sounded to be running much more quietly. - 040 set to continuous sampling @ 2033z. 1130 Pump had no problem maintaining flow however is not as steady as before. O.K. 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: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 344j O.K. Inventory: 22 bottle(s), 44 week(s) Radon Monitor *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse Last filter change: Day 337j O.K. DOAS System Offline. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use 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: -29.5 C, 0.7 m/s, R.H. 49.5%, 979.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 12/12/2007 (346j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5229, 5230 Inventory 38 flask(s), 38 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1079-99, 1080-99, 2805-99, 2806-99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-85, P2-86 Inventory 2 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5159L, 5160R Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: temp-10, temp-11 Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 347, 298, 420 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL027 Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q43, 22-Q45 Inventory 42 flask(s), 21 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT064, TT069, TT161 Inventory 7 case(s), 14 week(s) French Program: 2147-25, 2151-25 Inventory 4 Flask(s), 2 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) O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: *a few more boxes at supply that have yet to be picked up 12/12/07 - French flasks (x2) - Heidelberg flasks (x1) - NOAA SS flasks (x8) - MPI flasks (x3) - NOAA 007 flasks (x4) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (x2) - Scripps 5L flasks (x10) - PRL VOC flasks (x1) Shipping Sent: 11/12/07 *T/W#1: - Toxics case (2007/11/05 - 2007/11/19) - MPI flasks x2 (TT208, TT250, TT251), (TT190, DJTT0223 - 10DK, DJTT0220 - 10DK) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (184, 421, 192) - Scripps 5L flasks (M5013-14) - NOAA 007 flasks (3351-52, 6291-92|-99) - MSC Orange flasks (P2|97-100) - NOAA SS flasks x2 (4621, 4650), (4651, 4652) - Japanese flasks (1264, 1881) - Broken UPS (was used for Hg equipment) - Equipment for Bob Kessler (FID and other GC parts) *Mailbag with: - Aethalometer filters (A10745S - A10747S) - 1 lambda PSAP filters (307PS311 - 325PS327) - 3 lambda PSAP filters (307PS311 - 325PS327) - Toxics sheet (2007/11/05 - 2007/11/19) *T/W#2: - NOAA 007 flasks x2 (3937-8, 3561-2|-99), (2565-6, 3861-2|-99) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (277, 509, 198) - Scripps 5L flasks (M5011-2) - Vic Grey flasks (5209-10) - MSC Orange flasks (P2|57-60) - NOAA SS flasks (4657-8) - Toxics Case (weeks 47-48) - Denuders, 1 case (PL400, PL500) MAIL Mail Received: 13/12/07 *Care package with: candy, Indian Philosophy, Magazines, spare Mailbag Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News *Show tour took place this week on Tuesday the 11th.