ALERT REPORT: Week 45, November 4, 2013 - Sunday November 10, 2013 (308j- 314j) Completed: Sunday, November 10, 2013 Operator: Miranda Brintnell Assistant Operator: Celyne Begin ***********Highlights of the Week************* Sprocket for Red Track Truck Ink cartriges 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** *308j 18:50-19:00z Impactor Servicing 1um *308j 19:01-19:05z Zero Air *312j 15:56-17:01 1 Hour Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program *312j Checked new PSAP calibrated flows using gilibrator; began working at 14:00z on *303j O.K. Nephelometer *308j Span check performed at 16:13z Avg error: 3.42% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor *312j D. Toom-Sauntry begins bi-annual maintenance O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer *308j Awaiting software licensing O.K. Black carbon filter packs *309j Off from 19:10z to 19:50z 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 *295j New Port W-3 tank brought in; calibrated at 390ppm (not previously recorded) *313j New ZZ AES023 Port tank brought in; calibrated at 338ppm 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 *311j G. Stupple running Hg injections and calibrating flows *312j New Argon tank installed, empty tank removed RGM Unit, 1130, 2537A (007): *304j Changed soda lime line and Sample Line/Quartz Filter holder O.K. Ambient Air (071): Offline Ambient Air 2537A (012): Offline 2537X(5023): O.K. TGM Unit (040): *311j Zero Air line set and re-calibrated, following bimodal behaviour 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 *313j Bead dessicant with possible black oxidized material headed south 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 O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program Offline **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 22 bottle(s), 46 week(s) O.K. DOAS System *308j Data collection over until springtime; still checking ozone values O.K. Ozone Instrument @ Met Shack O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: SUMMARY: Sampling Conditions: -26.2 C, 3.3 m/s, R.H. 44.6%, 973.4 mbar. Flasks sampled: 07/11/2013 (312j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-165, I-166 Inventory 23 box(es), 46 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4771-99, 4772-99 Inventory 23.5 box(es), 47 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-77, P2-78 Inventory 4.5 box(es), 9 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5049L 5050R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-440, P2-443 Inventory 6.5 box(es), 13 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 390, 237, 457 Inventory 17 box(es), 34 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q4, Ut-Q7 Inventory 76 flask(s), 38 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-509, TT-512, TT-513 Inventory 5 case(s), 10 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT-979 Inventory 76 flask(s), 152 week(s) French Program: -25, -25 Inventory Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, Nov: 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 Shipping Sent: *304j Mailbag *304j MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: *301j