🇨🇿 Vodárny a kanalizace Karlovy Vary, a.s. PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
Vodárny a kanalizace Karlovy Vary, a.s. is a laboratory accredited by ČIA under number 1443 (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). Its accreditation scope covers 60 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Drinking, surface, waste, ground water, Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water, Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water, Drinking, surface, ground water.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: ČIA 1443
- Methods in scope: 60
- Types of test objects: 25
- City: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
- Valid until: 26-09-2027
- Accreditation number
- 1443
- Accreditation body
- ČIA
- Address
- Jungmannova stezka 2028, 360 01 Karlovy Vary
- City
- Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
- Division
- Laboratorium Březová
- Valid until
- 26-09-2027
What this laboratory tests (25)
- Drinking, surface, waste, ground water — 10 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water — 5 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water — 5 methods
- Drinking, surface, ground water — 4 methods
- Drinking, surface, ground, hot water — 4 methods
- Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot water — 3 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot water — 3 methods
- Surface, waste, ground water — 3 methods
- Drinking, surface, ground, mineral water — 2 methods
- Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water — 2 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, ground, hot water — 2 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water — 2 methods
- Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, mineral water — 2 methods
- Waste water — 2 methods
- Bathing water (swimming pools) — 1 method
- and 10 more
Certificate information
- Certificate date
- 05.05.2025
Accreditation scope — test methods (60)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water | Determination of pH by potentiometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 1.01 (ČSN ISO 10523) | ||
| 2 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water | Determination of electrical conductivity Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 1.02 (ČSN EN 27888) | ||
| 3 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water | Determination of dissolved oxygen by LDO optical probe Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 1.03 (ČSN ISO 17289) | ||
| 4 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Determination of temperature Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 1.05 (ČSN 75 7342) | ||
| 5 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of anionic surfactants (AAT(MBAS)) with methylene blue by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.01 – postup A (ČSN EN 903) | ||
| 6 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of nitrite by photometry and nitrite nitrogen (nitrite-N) by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.02 (ČSN EN 26777) | ||
| 7 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water | Determination of nitrate with sulfosalicylic acid by photometry and nitrate nitrogen (nitrate-N) by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.03 (ČSN ISO 7890-3) | ||
| 8 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water | Determination of ammonium by photometry and ammonia nitrogen (ammonia-N) by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.04 (ČSN ISO 7150-1) | ||
| 9 | Waste water | Determination of total nitrogen by spectrophotometry – commercial analytical kit Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.06 (ČSN EN ISO 11905-1; ČSN ISO 17381; návod firmy HACH) | ||
| 10 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, hot water | Determination of orthophosphate and total phosphorus (total P) with ammonium molybdate by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.07 (ČSN EN ISO 6878) | ||
| 11 | Drinking, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Determination of free and total chlorine by photometry, combined chlorine by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.09 (ČSN EN ISO 7393-2; návod firmy HACH) | ||
| 12 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of total cyanide after distillation by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.10 (ČSN 75 7415) | ||
| 13 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Determination of turbidity by nephelometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.11 (ČSN EN ISO 7027-1) | ||
| 14 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of manganese with formaldoxime by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.12 (ČSN ISO 6333) | ||
| 15 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water | Determination of iron with 1,10-phenanthroline by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.13 (ČSN ISO 6332) | ||
| 16 | Drinking, surface, ground water | Determination of aluminium with pyrocatechol violet by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.14 (ČSN ISO 10566) | ||
| 17 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, hot water | Determination of colour by visual method Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.16 – část A (ČSN EN ISO 7887, metoda A) | ||
| 18 | Drinking, surface, ground, hot water | Determination of colour by spectrophotometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.16 – část C (ČSN EN ISO 7887, metoda C; TNI 75 7364) | ||
| 19 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of chemical oxygen demand with dichromate (CODCr) in sealed tubes Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.20 (ČSN ISO 15705; TNI 75 7521) | ||
| 20 | Drinking, surface, ground water | Determination of reactive silicon with ammonium molybdate by photometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.21 (ČSN 75 7481) | ||
| 21 | Drinking, surface, ground water | Determination of absorbance at 254 nm (A-254) Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 3.01 (ČSN 75 7360) | ||
| 22 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of total mercury by AMA-254 analyser Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 3.02 (ČSN 75 7440) | ||
| 23 | Surface, waste, ground water | Determination of dried (NL105) and ignited (NL550) suspended solids and loss on ignition by gravimetry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 4.01 (ČSN EN 872; ČSN 75 7350) | ||
| 24 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water | Determination of dried (RL105 or RL180) and ignited (RL550) dissolved solids, dissolved inorganic salts and loss on ignition by gravimetry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 4.02 (ČSN 75 7346; ČSN 75 7347) | ||
| 25 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of extractable substances (ELGR) by gravimetry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 4.04 (ČSN 75 7508) | ||
| 26 | Drinking, surface, ground, hot water | Determination of chemical oxygen demand with permanganate (CODMn) by titration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.02 (ČSN EN ISO 8467) | ||
| 27 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water | Determination of acid neutralizing capacity ANC4.5 and ANC8.3 by titration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.03 (ČSN EN ISO 9963-1) | ||
| 28 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground, mineral water | Determination of base neutralizing capacity BNC4.5 and BNC8.3 by titration, calculation of carbon dioxide forms Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.04 (ČSN 75 7372; ČSN 75 7373) | ||
| 29 | Drinking, surface, ground, mineral water | Determination of the sum of calcium and magnesium [Ca+Mg (hardness)] – EDTA titrimetric method, magnesium by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.06 (ČSN ISO 6059) | ||
| 30 | Drinking, surface, ground, mineral water | Determination of calcium – EDTA titrimetric method Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.07 (ČSN ISO 6058) | ||
| 31 | Waste, mineral water | Determination of chloride – Mohr titrimetric method Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 5.08 (ČSN ISO 9297) | ||
| 32 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) using an LDO probe Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.01 (ČSN EN ISO 5815-1) | ||
| 33 | Drinking, surface, ground, hot water | Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by SPME-GC/ECD-FID trichloromethane dibromochloromethane bromodichloromethane tribromomethane trichloroethene tetrachloroethene 1,2-dichloroethane benzene toluene ethylbenzene o-xylene m-xylene p-xylene sum of THM (calculated), sum of xylenes (calculated), sum of PCE and TCE (calculated) Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.02 (TNV 75 7552) | ||
| 34 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, mineral water | Determination of selected anions by ion chromatography bromates nitrates nitrites fluorides chlorates chlorides chlorites sulphates sum of chlorites and chlorates (calculated), sum of 1/50 nitrates and 1/3 nitrites (calculated) Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.06 (ČSN EN ISO 10304-1; ČSN EN ISO 10304-4; ČSN EN ISO 15061) | ||
| 35 | Surface, waste, ground water | Determination of hydrocarbons C10 - C40 after solvent extraction by GC/FID Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.08 (ČSN EN ISO 9377-2) | ||
| 36 | Drinking, surface, ground, hot water | Determination of odour and taste – indicative sensory tests Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.09 (ČSN 75 7340) | ||
| 37 | Surface, waste, ground water | Determination of total bound nitrogen (total N) by TOC/TN analyser with IR or CLD detection and organic nitrogen by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.10 (ČSN EN ISO 20236) | ||
| 38 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Determination of total organic carbon (TOC) by TOC/TN analyser with IR detection Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.11 (ČSN EN 1484) | ||
| 39 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of adsorbable organically bound halogens (AOX) by coulometry Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.12 (ČSN EN ISO 9562; TNI 75 7531) | ||
| 40 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water | Determination of ions (NH4+, NO2-, NO3-, PO43-) and total phosphorus (total P) by CFA, nitrogen forms (N-NH4, N-NO2, N-NO3, Ninorg.) by calculation from measured values Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 6.13 (ČSN EN ISO 11732; ČSN EN ISO 13395; ČSN EN ISO 15681-2) | ||
| 41 | Drinking, surface, ground water | Enumeration of coliform bacteria by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.01 (ČSN 75 7837) | ||
| 42 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground water | Enumeration of thermotolerant coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.02 (ČSN 75 7835) | ||
| 43 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, mineral water | Enumeration of intestinal enterococci by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.03 (ČSN EN ISO 7899-2) | ||
| 44 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water | Enumeration of culturable microorganisms – colony count at 22 °C and 36 °C by inoculation in a nutrient agar medium Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.04 (ČSN EN ISO 6222) | ||
| 45 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.05 (ČSN EN ISO 14189) | ||
| 46 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water | Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.07 (ČSN EN ISO 9308-1) | ||
| 47 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria by the most probable number method Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.08 (ČSN EN ISO 9308-2) | ||
| 48 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, hot, mineral water | Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.09 (ČSN EN ISO 16266) | ||
| 49 | Drinking, surface, swimming pool, hot water | Enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.10 (ČSN EN ISO 6888-1) | ||
| 50 | Drinking, swimming pool, hot water | Enumeration of Legionella by membrane filtration and direct plating Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.11 (ČSN EN ISO 11731) | ||
| 51 | Mineral water | Enumeration of sulfite-reducing anaerobes (clostridia) by membrane filtration Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 7.12 (ČSN EN 26461-2) | ||
| 52 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot, mineral water | Microscopic analysis – determination of fine bioseston – number of organisms, live and dead organisms Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 8.01 (ČSN 75 7712) | ||
| 53 | Drinking, surface, waste, swimming pool, ground, hot water | Microscopic analysis – determination of abioseston Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 8.02 (ČSN 75 7713) | ||
| 54 | Drinking, surface, waste, ground water | Determination of anionic surfactants (AAT(MBAS)) by spectrophotometry – commercial analytical kit Regulated area: Tests |
SOP 2.01 – postup B (ČSN EN 903; návod firmy HACH) | ||
| 55 | Waste water | Sampling of waste water manually and with an automatic sampler Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.1 (ČSN EN ISO 5667-1; ČSN EN ISO 5667-3; ČSN ISO 5667-10; ČSN EN ISO 5667-14; ČSN 75 7315) | ||
| 56 | Drinking, hot and mineral water | Sampling of drinking water Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.2 (ČSN EN ISO 5667-1; ČSN EN ISO 5667-3; ČSN ISO 5667-5; ČSN EN ISO 5667-14; ČSN EN ISO 19458) | ||
| 57 | Surface and ground water | Sampling of raw water for drinking water production Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.3 (ČSN EN ISO 5667-1; ČSN EN ISO 5667-3; ČSN ISO 5667-4; ČSN ISO 5667-5; ČSN EN ISO 5667-6; ČSN EN ISO 5667-14; ČSN EN ISO 19458) | ||
| 58 | Bathing water (swimming pools) | Sampling of water from artificial bathing facilities (swimming pools) Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.4 (ČSN EN ISO 5667-1; ČSN EN ISO 5667-3; ČSN ISO 5667-5; ČSN EN ISO 5667-14; ČSN EN ISO 19458; Vyhláška č. 238/2011 Sb.) | ||
| 59 | Semi-liquid, pasty, solid and granular sludge | Sampling of sludge (manual sampling) Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.5 (ČSN EN ISO 5667-1; ČSN EN ISO 5667-3; ČSN EN ISO 5667-13; ČSN EN ISO 5667-14; ČSN EN ISO 5667-15; ČSN EN 14899) | ||
| 60 | Pasty, solid and granular waste and their mixtures | Sampling of waste (manual sampling) Regulated area: Sampling |
VOP 1.6 (ČSN EN 14899; TNI CEN/TR 15310-1; TNI CEN/TR 15310-2; TNI CEN/TR 15310-3; TNI CEN/TR 15310-4; TNI CEN/TR 15310-5; ČSN 01 5111; ČSN 01 5112; Metodický pokyn ke vzorkování odpadů, Věstník MŽP, částka 4, ročník XVIII, duben 2008) | ||
Reference standards (145)
Metodický pokyn ke vzorkování odpadů, Věstník MŽP, částka 4, ročník XVIII, duben 2008
SOP 1.01
SOP 1.02
SOP 1.03
SOP 1.05
SOP 2.01 – postup A
SOP 2.01 – postup B
SOP 2.02
SOP 2.03
SOP 2.04
SOP 2.06
SOP 2.07
SOP 2.09
SOP 2.10
SOP 2.11
SOP 2.12
SOP 2.13
SOP 2.14
SOP 2.16 – část A
SOP 2.16 – část C
SOP 2.20
SOP 2.21
SOP 3.01
SOP 3.02
SOP 4.01
SOP 4.02
SOP 4.04
SOP 5.02
SOP 5.03
SOP 5.04
SOP 5.06
SOP 5.07
SOP 5.08
SOP 6.01
SOP 6.02
SOP 6.06
SOP 6.08
SOP 6.09
SOP 6.10
SOP 6.11
SOP 6.12
SOP 6.13
SOP 7.01
SOP 7.02
SOP 7.03
SOP 7.04
SOP 7.05
SOP 7.07
SOP 7.08
SOP 7.09
SOP 7.10
SOP 7.11
SOP 7.12
SOP 8.01
SOP 8.02
TNI 75 7364
TNI 75 7521
TNI 75 7531
TNI CEN/TR 15310-1
TNI CEN/TR 15310-2
TNI CEN/TR 15310-3
TNI CEN/TR 15310-4
TNI CEN/TR 15310-5
TNV 75 7552
VOP 1.1
VOP 1.2
VOP 1.3
VOP 1.4
VOP 1.5
VOP 1.6
Vyhláška č. 238/2011 Sb.
návod firmy HACH
ČSN 01 5111
ČSN 01 5112
ČSN 75 7315
ČSN 75 7340
ČSN 75 7342
ČSN 75 7346
ČSN 75 7347
ČSN 75 7350
ČSN 75 7360
ČSN 75 7372
ČSN 75 7373
ČSN 75 7415
ČSN 75 7440
ČSN 75 7481
ČSN 75 7508
ČSN 75 7712
ČSN 75 7713
ČSN 75 7835
ČSN 75 7837
ČSN EN 1484
ČSN EN 14899
ČSN EN 26461-2
ČSN EN 26777
ČSN EN 27888
ČSN EN 872
ČSN EN 903
ČSN EN ISO 10304-1
ČSN EN ISO 10304-4
ČSN EN ISO 11731
ČSN EN ISO 11732
ČSN EN ISO 11905-1
ČSN EN ISO 13395
ČSN EN ISO 14189
ČSN EN ISO 15061
ČSN EN ISO 15681-2
ČSN EN ISO 16266
ČSN EN ISO 19458
ČSN EN ISO 20236
ČSN EN ISO 5667-1
ČSN EN ISO 5667-13
ČSN EN ISO 5667-14
ČSN EN ISO 5667-15
ČSN EN ISO 5667-3
ČSN EN ISO 5667-6
ČSN EN ISO 5815-1
ČSN EN ISO 6222
ČSN EN ISO 6878
ČSN EN ISO 6888-1
ČSN EN ISO 7027-1
ČSN EN ISO 7393-2
ČSN EN ISO 7887
ČSN EN ISO 7899-2
ČSN EN ISO 8467
ČSN EN ISO 9308-1
ČSN EN ISO 9308-2
ČSN EN ISO 9377-2
ČSN EN ISO 9562
ČSN EN ISO 9963-1
ČSN ISO 10523
ČSN ISO 10566
ČSN ISO 15705
ČSN ISO 17289
ČSN ISO 17381
ČSN ISO 5667-10
ČSN ISO 5667-4
ČSN ISO 5667-5
ČSN ISO 6058
ČSN ISO 6059
ČSN ISO 6332
ČSN ISO 6333
ČSN ISO 7150-1
ČSN ISO 7890-3
ČSN ISO 9297