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A. Typical Cruise Chemical Inventory
Common Name of Material |
Qty |
Notes |
Trained Individual |
Spill control |
Ethyl alcohol (95%) |
80L (in 20L cans) |
UN1170, Waste contained and disposed of by SWFSC at end of project. Stored in fume hood |
Bryan Overcash, Amy Hays |
F |
Formaldehyde solution (37%) |
20L |
No waste. Stored in fume hood |
Bryan Overcash, Amy Hays |
F |
Tris buffer |
500ml |
Stored in Chem lab |
Bryan Overcash, Amy Hays |
F |
Sodium borate powder |
500gr |
Stored in Chem lab |
Bryan Overcash, Amy Hays |
F |
HCL (1.2N) |
4L |
UN1789, No waste. Stored in chem lab. |
David Wolgast |
A |
Sulfuric acid (10 Normal) |
4L |
Stored in Chem lab, waste neutralized by base in assay |
David Wolgast |
A |
Acetone (90%) |
7L |
UN1090, Waste contained and disposed of by SIO at end of project. Stored chem locker. |
David Wolgast |
F |
Mangannous Chloride |
4L |
No waste. stored in chem locker |
David Wolgast |
A |
Sodium Hydroxide/Sodium Iodide |
4L |
UN1824, Waste neutralized by acid in assay. Stored in chem locker |
David Wolgast |
A |
Ethanol (95%) |
1L |
UN1170, No waste. Stored in Constant environment room |
David Wolgast |
F |
Ecolume Scintillation Fluid |
2.5L |
No waste. Stored chem locker. |
David Wolgast |
F |
HCL (12N) |
150ml |
No waste. Stored in wet lab/Dropper bottles with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
A |
Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) |
30ml |
No waste. Stored in wet lab/Dropper bottles with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
A |
Liquid Nitrogen |
50L Dewar |
No waste. Stored wet lab |
Shonna Dovel |
A |
Acetone (90%) |
7L |
No waste. Stored in wet lab and -80 freezer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
HCL (1N) |
400ml |
No waste. Stored in wet lab/Dropper bottles with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
A |
0.01 mg/ml DAPI 4’,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole,Dihydrochloride |
4x1-ml aliquots |
Stored in Chem lab. Concentrated DAPI in freezer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
A |
Buffered Formalin (10%) |
2L |
Stored in Chem lab fume hood with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Alkaline Lugol’s fixative (100%) |
250ml |
Stored in Chem lab refer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Paraformaldehyde (10%) |
.5L |
Stored in Chem lab refer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Proflavin (0.033%) |
250ml |
Stored in Chem lab refer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Sodium Thiosulfate (0.190M) |
250ml |
Stored in Chem lab refer with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Basic Lugol’s fixative (100%) |
500ml |
Stored in Chem lab fume hood with secondary containment |
Shonna Dovel |
F |
Ammonium Molybdate |
75g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Ammonium Sulfate |
0.1322g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Ascorbic acid |
46g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Brij-35 (15%) |
15g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Imidazole |
8g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Copper Sulfate |
2g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
N-(1-naphthyl) ethylenediamine dihydrochl |
2g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Cadmium Coil |
3g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Oxalic acid |
100g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
24g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
A |
Potassium antimony tartrate |
0.34g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Potassium Phosphate |
0.8g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium chloride |
850g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium Nitrite |
1.4g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium hydrogen carbonate |
15g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium Hydroxide |
10g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sodium Hydroxide |
0.1L |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
A |
Ammonia Sulphate |
1L |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
A |
Sodium sulfite |
2.4g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Sulfanilamide |
20g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
O-phthalaldehyde |
4g |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
D |
Ethanol |
1500ml |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
F |
HCL (dilute 1.2N) |
2.5L |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
A |
HCL (conc. 12N) |
4L |
No waste. Stored in Chem lab |
David Wolgast |
A |
C. Chemical safety and spill response procedures
A: ACID/Bases
· Wear appropriate protective equipment and clothing during clean-up. Keep upwind. Keep out of low areas.
· Ventilate closed spaces before entering them.
· Stop the flow of material, if this is without risk. Dike the spilled material, where this is possible.
· Large Spills: Dike far ahead of spill for later disposal. Use a non-combustible material like vermiculite, sand or earth to soak up the product and place into a container for later disposal.
· Small Spills: Wipe up with absorbent material (e.g. cloth, fleece). Clean surface thoroughly to remove residual contamination.
· Never return spills in original containers for re-use.
· Neutralize spill area and washings with soda ash or lime. Collect in a non-combustible container for prompt disposal.
· J. T. Baker NEUTRASORB® acid neutralizers are recommended for spills of this product.
F: Formalin/Formaldehyde/Ethanol/Acetone
· Ventilate area of leak or spill. Remove all sources of ignition.
· Wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
· Isolate hazard area. Keep unnecessary and unprotected personnel from entering. Contain and recover liquid when possible.
· Use non-sparking tools and equipment. Collect liquid in an appropriate container or absorb with an inert material (e. g., vermiculite, dry sand, earth), and place in a chemical waste container.
· Do not use combustible materials, such as saw dust.
D: Powdered and granular chemicals
· Wear appropriate protective equipment and clothing during clean-up. Keep upwind. Keep out of low areas.
· Sweep up dry chemical and place in a doubled zip lock bag.
· If contact with water occurs, use proper neutralizing agent prior to cleanup.
· Store in sealed container to be returned and disposed by UCSD EH&S.
Inventory of Spill Kit supplies
Product Name |
Amount |
Chemicals it is useful against |
Amount it can clean up |
Chemical Spill pads |
100 |
Formaldehyde, Alcohols |
110L |
Uni-Safe spill binder |
14 kg |
Formaldehyde, alcohols, acids |
120L |
Note: Please see attached Appendix 1.a. detailing spill control efforts for Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
R/V OCEANUS is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated under a Cooperative Agreement by Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences. The vessel is homeported in Newport, Oregon.
Oregon State University - CEOAS
Ship Operations
2020 SE OSU Drive
Newport, OR 97365-5275
Telephone: 541-867-0295
Fax: 541-867-02944
Note that this information is presented as-is, transcribed from the OSU RV Oceanus website Sept 2015. Please refer to the OSU Cruise Planning Manual for complete information.
For CalCOFI cruises on ships not equipped with built-in EK60 acoustic transponders or CUFES fish egg pumps, it is possible use to use SIO’s pole-mounted CUFES or EK60. The SIO system requires attaching (bolting or welding) a plate (roughly 6” x 24” x 1” steel), amidships just above the waterline, to which a standoff is bolted. Another standoff clamp is attached to the gunwale directly above the lower standoff, and two pairs of guy-wires run fore and aft. The welding of an attachment plate was performed on SIO ships at our Marine Facilities with a machine shop adjacent to the pier.
A similar installation was done on the RV Nansen (Norwegian ship off southern Africa in 2003) for CUFES (the Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler). Either CUFES or the EK60 makes use of the same standoff and gunwale installation. On the RV Nansen the gunwale clamp was welded to the gunwale but typically it is bolted to the gunwale. The RV New Horizon uses a pole-mounted CUFES system but the EK60 transducers are installed in the hull.
The Port of Hueneme in California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complexnot only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County(NBVC).
CalCOFI workstations rely on a local area network and NAS data server (//seaserv2) to interact and exchange data at-sea. Essential workstations need to be setup & running on the network before the first CTD cast.
The essential workstations are:
Other workstations on the network:
SIO Chief Scientist Information Links
CalCOFI instrumentation and measurements have evolved over its 67+ year history. Additional seawater sampling, data collection and measurements are continually being added to the core hydrographic work. Here is a list of the current instrumentation, equipment, and measurements typically required for a CalCOFI cruise:
Equipment | Org | Location | Ship requirement | Description |
CTD-Rosette w/ 4-10L bottles | SIO | Quarterdeck | 4500m of ~0.322 conductive wire and winch w/ CTD lab junction box & GPS feed. Surface PAR & SBE 14 remote depth readout box are requested but can be provided by SIO-CalCOFI |
Typical CTD-rosette casts are to 515m (depth-permitting) but a 3500m deep cast may be performed at sta 90.80 & 80.80. |
pCO2/pH Underway System | SIO | Wet Lab | Uncontaminated seawater, flow rate ~4L/min; GPS feed | Self-contained pCO2/pH data acquisition system collects sea surface pCO2, pH, TSG, GPS data |
Weather/MET/SCS Underway System | Ship | Ship system | Meteorlogical & sea surface data system & display and/or feed from the ship | Weather and ship's underway data is collected for sea surface measurements and visual observings. |
ALF: Adv Laser Fluorometer | SIO | Wet Lab | Uncontaminated seawater, flow rate ~1L/min |
Continuous underway analysis of phytoplankton pigment groups and variable fluorescence (Fv/Fm) |
Bongo Net | NOAA | Quarterdeck | ~500m of ~0.25" hydro wire w/ stainless thimble termination & winch; 75lb weight (NOAA-provided) | Tow specifications: Ship speed ~2kts; using paired 505 um mesh nets w/ 71 cm diameter openings, 300 meters of wire out, depth permitting, descent rate of 50 m/min; then ascend at 20m/min w/ wire angles ~45 degrees. |
PRPOOS Net | LTER | Quarterdeck | ~500m of ~0.25" hydro wire w/ stainless thimble termination & winch; 170lb weight (LTER-provided) | LTER 210m vertical net tow is performed at all stations on line 90.0 and 80.0 as well as stations out to and including station 70.0 on lines 86.7 and 83.3. Descent rate of 40 m/min, a terminal depth time of 20 secs then an ascent rate of 50 m/min |
Pairovet Net | NOAA | Quarterdeck | ~500m of ~0.25" hydro wire w/ stainless thimble termination & winch; 100lb weight (NOAA-provided) | Vertical net tow fished from 70m to surface (depth permitting) using paired 25 cm diameter 150 µm mesh nets at stas out to and including 70.0. Pairovet tows require: descent rate of 70 m/min, a terminal depth time of 10 secs then an ascent rate of 70 m/min |
Manta Net | NOAA | Quarterdeck | ~500m of ~0.25" hydro wire w/ stainless thimble termination & winch; 100lb weight (NOAA-provided) | Using a 505 µm mesh net on a frame with a mouth area of 0.1333 m². Tows are 15 mins in duration at a towing speed of approx 1.5 - 2.0 knots. Wire angles should be kept between 15° and 25°. |
Secchi | SIO | Quarterdeck | ~500m of ~0.25" hydro wire w/ stainless thimble termination & winch; 100lb weight (NOAA-provided) | Measurements to determine the 1% light level are performed during daylight stations, weather-permitting. |
Primary Productivity Incubation Experiment | SIO | Main or 01 Deck | Open deck space with unobstructed sun; surface seawater flow ~4+L/min during daylight hours | Each day of the cruise, a primary productivity incubation experiment is started with seawater samples collected from the CTD cast. Eighteen samples are drawn from six calculated light-level depths determined by the Secchi depth |
Marine Mammal Acoustics | SIO | Main Deck | Empty-spool winch for marine mammal acoustics hydrophone deployments; deck or winch block for wire support, deployment & recovery; GPS feed in dry lab | During transit between daytime stations, a towed hydrophone array, monitored by an acoustician, records marine mammal vocalizations |
CUFES | NOAA | Main Deck | Ship-provided CUFES system or deck space for NOAA's CUFES 10'x10' van; rail mount for CUFES pump pole and cabling; hull plate mounting bracket. | On Winter (~Jan), Spring (~Apr), and Summer (~Jul) CalCOFIs, the CUFES egg pump filters seawater from a depth of three meters. Seawater is pumped through an egg concentrator and sample are examined, preliminary egg counts are performed, and the samples are preserved for further analysis on-shore. |
Fisheries Acoustics | NOAA | Ship system | Ship-provided EK60-80 & other frequency data are collected 7/24 | Multi-frequency acoustics are used to estimate the biomass and distribution of mesopelagic and epipelagic (sardine and anchovy) fishes as well as macrozooplankon and identify areas of enhanced productivity and concentration in the southern California Current. |
ADCP | SIO | Ship system | Ship-provided ADCP data collection 7/24, synced with EK60-80 ping | ADCP continuous profiles of ocean currents and acoustic backscatter between 20 and 500 meters deep are measured along the shiptrack from a hull-mounted 150 kHz Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) |
Visual Observations | SIO & Farallon Institute | Bridge wings or flying bridge | Bridge or flying bridge space for observers to do visual surveys during daylight transits; request bolted chairs, Big Eye mount, GPS feeds, wind-shield, bimini. What is unavailable can be installed by observers | During daylight transits marine mammal observers and bird observer will visually identify and quantify marine mammals and birds. |
The Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) is the home port and technical support center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography research fleet. Recently renovated, MarFac is the home of SIO's newest research vessel RV Sally Ride. RV Robert Gordon Sproul, RV Revelle, FLIP also berth here.
Please note that access to MarFac dockside & any of the research ships require a Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC) card or a TWIC escort.
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