ALERT REPORT: Week 44, October 29, 2013 - Sunday November 3, 2013 (301j- 307j) Completed: Sunday, November 3, 2013 Operator: Miranda Brintnell Assistant Operator: Celyne Begin ***********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** *301j 14:06-14:15z Impactor Servicing 1um *301j 14:15-14:19z Zero Air *305j 15:22-17:10 Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program *302j Old PSAP removed and new PSAP resumed; began working at 14:00z on *303j O.K. Nephelometer *301j Span check performed at 16:13z *302j New lamp installed, disconnected at 15:46z, reconnected at 16:55z Avg error: 2.84% and 3.7% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer *286j Awaiting software licensing O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs *301j Off from 17:12z to 16:25z *303j Off from 19:05z to 19:35z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 238j 26 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 2 Case # out: 1 O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT Not in Use IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. backup standby NCP POPs Sampler 56 PUF filters canisters, 17 Blank(s) canisters, 83 GFF(s) 32 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory *303j Off from 19:05z to 19:35z Last blank: 259j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 246j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 246j, 2013 29 filters remaining in inventory 29 cartridges remaining in inventory *Note, now sampled once a month in winter O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. **MET PROGRAM** O.K Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 109] O.K. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells O.K. 10m Tipping Tower and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors O.K. **TRACE GAS PROGRAM** Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2013.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email Licor NDIR O.K. PICARRO Offines CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 Offline CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Please see Mercury.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email *304j Model 2505 set up, input temperature set at 15C *304j New Argon tank installed, empty tank removed RGM Unit, 1130, 2537A (007): *301j Changed RPF, Denuder 060, Sample Line/Quartz Filter holder, Zero Air Line *303j New Argon Tank installed; TGM installed *303j HG Calibration Model 2025 turned on *303j Desorb Cycle with Analyser Off from 19:05z to 19:35z O.K. Ambient Air (071): Offline Ambient Air 2537A (012): Offline 2537X(5023): O.K. TGM Unit (040): *304j Unit set up in preparation for Hg installation O.K. Hg/Pb/Particulate system: Program has ended for the year. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 case(s), 0 tube(s): 6 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2013/05/30 Last Ground Sample: 2013/07/15 Glass Jars Remaining: 16 O.K. **OTHER PROGRAMS** O17 Moisture Trap O.K. Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 305j, 2013 Inventory: 11 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 301j, 2013 Brewers 019: Troubleshooting 029: O.K. 194: Offline Permafrost October monthly measurements taken O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program Offline **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 24 bottle(s), 50 week(s) O.K. DOAS System O.K. Ozone Instrument @ Met Shack O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: SUMMARY: Sampling Conditions: -31.8 C, 2.2 m/s, R.H. 42.5%, 989.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 30/10/2013 (303j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 24 box(es), 48 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 773-99, 774-99 Inventory 24.5 box(es), 49 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-103, P2-104 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051L 5052R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-437, P2-439 Inventory 7 box(es), 14 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 18 box(es), 36 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q116, Ut-Q2 Inventory 78 flask(s), 39 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-701, TT-703, TT-707 Inventory 6 case(s), 12 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT-477 Inventory 77 flask(s), 154 week(s) French Program: -25, -25 Inventory Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, Oct: 255L 2005 GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) O.K. **BUILDINGS** Lab O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: *301j NOAA SS PSAP (instrument) MPI x 6 Hi-Vol Denuders x 2 MSC Orange Toxics Tekran model 2537A Cooler empty x 2 Shipping Sent: *304j CSIRO blue (Ps-548,549,550,551) NOAA SS (4408,4420) CCMR ORange (P2-532,533,534,535) Scripps 3x5 (184,298,236) MPI (TT-701,703,707,Box37) Toxics Case 26 period 2013/10/07 - 2013/10/21 PUF 2829,2821,2830, GFF 1905,1906,1907 NOAA SS (5027,5028) CSIRO Blue (T-11, P2-418,P2-433,P2-415) NOAA 007 (5051-99,5052-99,59-99,60-99) Scripps 2x5 (I-163,I-164) Hi-Vol (case 3 sampling period recovered 13/09/23 - 13/10/21) PSAP Mailbag *304j PSAP filters 286ps290 -> 298ps301 Hi-Vol Sampling form (2013/09/23 to 13/10/21) Toxics Sasmpling form (2013/10/07 to 2013/10/21) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: *301j Dosimeters to Health Canada