ALERT REPORT: Week 28 Monday July 3, 2011 - Sunday July 10, 2011 (185j - 191j) Completed: Monday, July 11, 2011 Operator: Joshua Benmergui Co-op Student: Tonya Burgers ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *190j Tonya goes to the quarry and finds cubic pyrite crystals. *191j Josh goes fishing with Inuit Paul. Didn't catch any fish, but saw a harp seal. *191j Hiking trip to the ice caves with Tonya, Josh, Juris (Upper Air Tech) and Mitch (Wastewater Treatment Study) **********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 *185j Impactor valve closed 16:17 - 16:31 UTC for 1 um and 10 um impactor servicing -zero filter on 16:45 - 16:31 UTC *182j Bench Zero 15:07 - 16:11 UTC O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) *185j Stop and off @ 17:55 UTC -Data backed up -On & Run @ 17:58 UTC O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer *185j Span check performed @ 16:16 UTC -Ave error: 3.09% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor *185j Lost internet - aquisition frozen -Prisma time: 7/3/2011 @ 00:51:13 UTC -Restart computer @ 16:43 UTC -O.K. *187j Lost internet - aquisition frozen -Prisma time: 7/5/2011 @ 00:37:37 UTC -Restart computer @ 20:11 UTC -O.K. *188j Lost internet - aquisition frozen -Prisma time: 7/8/2011 @ 21:12:48 UTC -Restart computer -O.K. *189j Lost internet -No prisma time -Restart computer -O.K. O.K. Scanning Mobility Partical Sizer *185j Impactor cleaned @ 16:37 UTC O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer *185j Impactor cleaned @ 16:39 UTC O.K. Black carbon filter pack *178j Black carbon filter pack changed Off: AL110620T-56481-1 / AL110620Tef Time: 14:49 UTC Flow: 29.1 Blank: AL110627TB-56481-2 Time: 14:56 UTC On: AL110627T-56481-3 / AL110627Tef Time: 15:03 UTC Flow: 28.2 O.K. CNC Counter *185j Off: AL110627T-56481-3/AL110627Tef Flow: 26.9 Time: 16:56 UTC Blank: AL110704TefB Time: 17:02 UTC On: AL110704T-56481-4/AL110704Tef Flow: 26.7 Time: 17:06 UTC O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 129j 10 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT *095j, 2010 -Lab Hi-Vol filters now being counted for use with Alert Hi-Vol as sampling ceased as of 088j Last Blank: 074j, 2010 0 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. Toxics Sampler *188j Off 17:54 - 19:58 for heavy equipment at lab Replaced teflon on toxics sample change table *189j Blower is dead -Tried replacing blower with Alert #4 -Found that Alert #4 has a larger body that blocks the fittings. -Connected power to Alert #4 -Did not start -Found that power to blower was out -Reconnected power *190j Blower replaced -blower out: Alert #3 -blower in: Fox Lake #2 Time on: 23:03 UTC 17 PUF filters canisters, 5 Blank(s) canisters, 22 GFF(s) 19 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 185j. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 164j, 2011 Last flow calibration: 164j, 2011 9 filters remaining in inventory 9 cartridges remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. FTAS O.K. MET PROGRAM O.K 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. PICARRO O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. CFC 11,12,13 GC *348j, 2009 -Pump unplugged as instrument sampling was ceased at 14:29 UTC -OFFLINE CH4/CO2/CO GC *259j, 2010 -Sampling ceased, instrument offline -OFFLINE Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2011.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): *185j The following changes were made between 17:36 - 17:45 UTC -Back ambient filter change -Back zero filter change -Exterior sample filter change -Exterior zero filter change *187j Set to idle @ 18:45 UTC to change time -Old time: 21:00:45 UTC -New time: 18:48:00 UTC -Continuous run @ 18:49 UTC O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *185j Lamp voltage adjustment @ 19:10 UTC Vbefore: 12.7 Vafter: 12.5 -the voltage will not go below 12.5 -calibration @ 19:11 UTC The following changes were made between 19:03 - 19:08 UTC -Quartz sample line filter change -Back ambient filter change -Back zero filter change *188j Set to zero air 17:54 - 19:58 UTC O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 5 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2009QC for 007 complete up to 183j 2009QC for 012 complete up to 138j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 182j, 2011 Inventory: 13 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed:101j Brewers 019: OFFLINE 029: O.K. 194: O.K. Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 185j Inventory: 23 bottle(s), 46 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor *185j Filter change Off: 15:25 UTC Flow(pump off): 441 Flow(pump on, inlet plugged): 477 On: 15:42 UTC Last filter change: Day 185j O.K. DOAS System Offline NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL OFFLINE ***************FLASKING REPORT**************** Sampling Conditions: -0.6 C, 2.2 m/s, R.H. 90%, 1004.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 08/07/2011 (187j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 7930, 7931 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2551-99, 2552-99 Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-103, P2-104 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: L, R Inventory box(es), week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-424, P2-425 Inventory 2 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 324, 427, 302 Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL021 Inventory 8 flask(s), 8 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q39, 22-Q53 Inventory 10 flask(s), 5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-526, TT-531, TT-533 Inventory 6 case(s), 6 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT-660 Inventory 27 case(s), 27 week(s) French Program: 2628-25, 3791-25 Inventory 28 Flask(s), 14 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for July: 0 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) *186j Tracks removed and replaced with wheels O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab *188j Heavy equipment at lab to grade road 18:00 - 19:30 UTC O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: