ALERT REPORT: Week 4. Monday January 22, 2008 - Sunday January 28, 2008 (22j - 28j) Completed: Saturday January 19, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Larry is filling in for Christian while he is away for the next four weeks ***********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 date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer Neph. shutter motor not working. Neph turned off on 025j as requested until new motor arrives. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 021j, 2007 9 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 5 PUF filters, 2 Blank(s), 7 GFF(s) 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 337j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 8 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. Changed all five calibration gases 025j ran cal on 026j Need WT tanks CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC *Juice Jug Inlet: pump installed 021j @ 16:30 GMT O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC O.K. The flame as gone out twice this week. Will work on problem on next visit to lab 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: 7 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 0 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: 0 - 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) Office (recently received, full cylinders) - 11 Argon steel tanks - 2 NDIR reference gas tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 1 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (He) - 1 CO2 steel tank for Neph. - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): O.K. Ambient air (012): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): O.K. Pump blew 024j 03:24. Changed pump 025j back up at 17:30 DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 3 tube(s): 3 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 319j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 6j Inventory: 4 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 6j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 023j O.K. Inventory: 18 bottle(s), 36 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 365j O.K. DOAS System Offline, shipped South. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *NIPs removed and shipped South for maintenance *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************** Sampling Conditions: -39.4 C, 1.2 m/s, R.H. 35%, 965.8 mbar. Flasks sampled: 23/01/2008 (23j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5029, M5030 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5267, 5268 Inventory 28 flask(s), 28 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1345-99, 1346-99, 585-99, 586-99 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-77, P2-78 Inventory 3 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5073L, 5074R Inventory 8 box(es), 8 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-442, P2-443 Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 518, 140, 302 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL028 Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q11, Ut-Q12 Inventory 56 flask(s), 28 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT301, TT328, TT331 Inventory 8 case(s), 16 week(s) French Program: 2256-25, 2296-25 Inventory 6 Flask(s), 3 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Ford had oil change and repair to rear mattracks link 024j Fuel Consumption, for Jan. 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 TX- O.K. Lab- O.K SHIPPING Shipping Received: 23/01/08 *T/W#1: - MSC orange x3 - NOAA SS x 1 - Scripps 3x5 x1 Loose Items: Shipping Sent: Jan 24/08 -Scripps 5L x 2 -Scripps 3x5 -NOAA SS x2 -NOAA 007 -toxic case -Victoria Flask -PRL -CSIRO -MPI -Hi-Vol samples -P-5 gas cylinders x 4 (full) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Jan 24 -burnt out light bulb for highvol Alert Weekly News