ALERT REPORT: Week 20. Monday May 12, 2008 - Sunday May 18, 2008 (133j - 139j) Completed: Sunday May 18, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *New assistant operator, April Anderson, and Andrew Platt arrived this week. *133j - BV driven up to lab (accidentally) from 1518z to 1521z, 12/05/18. *136j - Truck at lab from 1410z to 1440z (turned off while stopped at lab). ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert* Please note: Inventories are current as of the week the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *138j - instrument offline from 1730z to 1750z for lamp change. *new lamp installed this week. O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter *pump needs repairs Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 133j, 2008 8 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 13 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 17 GFF(s) 6 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 119j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *sample off this week O.K. Last blank/flow calibration: 126j, 2008 9 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 -Offline, due to lack of He Juice Jug Inlet *126j - appearance of small brownish spots O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC *137j - flame found off for back detector @ 1340z. - small leak detected at T between H2 tank and H2 generator line (likely occurred when generator tested earlier in the week). H2 closed temporarily @ 1345z while T-joint removed and leaking connector replaced. - discovered compressor had shut down. Likely due to temperature drop in pump room overnight. Breaker had been tripped, this was reset and the compressor started @ 1936z. - back detector re-ignited @ 1944z. *New hydrogen generator malfunctioning, likely leaky water pump. Packed up to be shipped South. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 092j, 2008 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 1 steel tanks - Argon: 4 aluminum tanks, 12 steel tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 0, 1 steel-empty (used for Hg ( ~100psi left)) - Hydrogen: 0 - He: 0 steel, 0 aluminum - CO2: 1 aluminum tank, 1 aluminum for Neph., 3 CO2 aluminum tanks for NDIR - HeXe: 0 - 3 empty aluminum tanks ( 1 regular, 2 small) to be filled with air by Larry. - 6890 WH (for GC): 1 aluminum tank Pump Room (in use or connected as spares) - Nitrogen: 1 steel (in use) - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 steel ( not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 0 - Argon: 1 steel (in use) - CO2: 1 aluminum ( in use for Nephelometer) (empty?) - 1 CFC WH aluminum tank - 1 6890 WH aluminum tank (empty?) - 1 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 [~1800 psi remaining in each]) - NO: 1 aluminum tank - He: 1 steel tank ( in use) - HeXe: 1 large (light blue) steel tank Red Storage Shed - Hydrogen: 7 steel tanks - Zero Air: 4 steel tanks Lab Vestibule - Nothing Office (recently received full cylinders) - 5 argon steel tanks (in crate) Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 5 aluminum Argon tanks - 1 steel Argon tank - 1 aluminum CO2 (Neph) - full & unused - 1 aluminum compressed gases (N.O.S) - 1 large aluminum compressed air - 1600psi for Greg? - 1 steel tank of Helium for disposal or shipping? MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): *137j - 007 placed in idle mode @ 1541z to troubleshoot problem of high zeroes. Leak test performed from outlet of zero air gen. to instrument. No leak detected. - 1100 zero air generator unit inspected for loose connections, none discovered. - lamp voltage decreased from 11.42 V to 9.22 V. - zero air was flushed through line for several minutes before running a full calibration @ 1618z. - set back to continuous sampling @ 1657z. - zeroed correctly during initial calibration but was still reading high the following time. *zeros reading high occasionally O.K Ambient air (012): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *133j - 040 set in idle mode @ 1958z for the following changes: - denuder (40 off, 107 on) - RPF (A off, D on) - quartz filter - Teflon zero filter - impactor frit change - instrument turned on momentarily @ 2024z to check that flow was not restricted through 1130 outdoor unit. - all heating and zero air on @ 2025z. - heating off and cooling on @ 2056z. - all switches to "auto" and continuous sampling on @ 2115z. *136j - 040 placed in idle mode from 1407z to 1926z as truck was at lab. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 4 tube(s): 4 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 84j, 2008 OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 127j Inventory: 8 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: ~95j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 105j Inventory: 13 bottle(s), 26 week(s) *Motor broken, instrument offline. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 126j O.K. DOAS System *Operational but may require adjustedment of, or new, fibre optic cable. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *136j - 139j - 2AP tracker set up and leveled, diffuse radiometers mounted on back, NIPs and SP02s installed. *Tracker and radiometers set up, not yet sighted or set to track Sun. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -4.2 C, 4.5 m/s, R.H. 80.2%, 998.1 mbar. Flasks sampled: 14/05/2008 (j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5163, 0 Inventory 13 flask(s), 13 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 78-99, 79-99, 89-99, 90-99 Inventory 11 box(es), 11 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-101, P2-102 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051L, 5052R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-422, P2-423 Inventory 5 box(es), 20 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 507, 240, 475 Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL Inventory 6 flask(s), 6 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q28, Ut-Q29 Inventory 29 flask(s), 14.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT102, TT356, TT370 Inventory 7 case(s), 7 week(s) French Program: 3263-25, 3274-25 Inventory 4 Flask(s), 2 week(s) COMPUTERS *133j - Server computer found displaying message "app. failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)...". Clicked "OK" and then restarted the computer @ 1337z. OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for Apr.: 202L (several entries made by other people, not included in this number) GMC (EC Rider) *Taken in for maintenance 136j. Studs (for rear wheels) and bearings (for front wheels) to be installed. *Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished. O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab. O.K SHIPPING Shipping Received: 13/05/08 *2AP tracker + toolkit *PRL-VOC flasks *denuder case *FTAS PUFs *April's UAB *NDIR/GC pump *NOAA 007 flasks (x4) *CPC Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 13/05/08 *Tekran 2537 pump *soda lime traps Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News