🇵🇱 PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 1128 • Olsztyn, Poland • 43 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiology

PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1128 (Olsztyn, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 43 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, Wastewater, Activated sludge, Sewage sludge. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gravimetric method, Membrane filtration method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1128
  • Methods in scope: 43
  • Types of test objects: 4
  • Techniques used: 13
  • City: Olsztyn, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1128
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
DZIAŁ JAKOŚCI WODY I ŚCIEKÓW, ul. Oficerska 16 a, 10-218 Olsztyn
City
Olsztyn, Poland

What this laboratory tests (4)

Analytical techniques used (13)

Laboratory sections (3)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (43)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Microbiology Laboratory
1 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
2 Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
3 Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
4 Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04
5 Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04
6 Water intended for human consumption Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
7 Water intended for human consumption Most probable number of intestinal enterococci MPN method PN-EN ISO 7899-3:2025-11
8 Water intended for human consumption Most probable number of coliform bacteria MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
9 Water intended for human consumption Most probable number of Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Water Chemistry Laboratory
10 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
11 Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (5 – 50) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C + Ap1:2015
12 Water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (10 – 1000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/W-02 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14770.0001
13 Water intended for human consumption Total iron concentration
Range (10 – 5000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/W-03 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14761.0001
14 Water intended for human consumption Nitrate concentration
Range (2,2 – 50,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/W-05 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001
15 Water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,02 – 1,00) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/W-06 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001
16 Water intended for human consumption Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (60 – 500) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
17 Water intended for human consumption pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
18 Water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (1,0 – 10) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
19 Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,06 – 2,50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/W-04 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001
20 Water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity at 25°C
Range (100 – 2500) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
21 Water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,10 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
22 Wastewater Total iron concentration
Range (1,00 – 15,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Wastewater Chemistry Laboratory
23 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing
Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (5,0 – 25,0) °C
Manual method; Automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584
24 Wastewater pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
25 Wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
26 Wastewater Concentration of substances extractable with petroleum ether
Range (50 – 2500) mg/l
Gravimetric method PBL/S-03 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 27.02.2023 r.
27 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand
BOD5 Range (4 – 6000) mg/l O2
Optical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
28 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand
BOD5 Range (2,0 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Optical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem punktu 7.2
29 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand
COD-Cr Range (20 – 6000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
30 Wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,3 – 200) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/S-07 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14543.0001; 1.14729.0001
31 Wastewater Total nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 150) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/S-09 edycja 3 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14537.0001
32 Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,3 – 240) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/S-10 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001
33 Wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentrations
Range (0,01 – 1,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/S-04 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001
34 Wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentrations
Range (0,5 – 23,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PBL/S-02 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001/1.09713.0002
35 Wastewater Organic nitrogen concentration (calculated) PBL/S-05 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
36 Wastewater Anion concentrations chlorides (5,0 – 480) mg/l sulfates (5,0 – 250) mg/l nitrite nitrogen (0,015 – 1,5) mg/l nitrate nitrogen (0,02 – 23,0) mg/l Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
37 Sewage sludge Dry residue / water content
Range (0,2 – 93,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 12880:2004
38 Activated sludge Dry residue / water content
Range (0,2 – 93,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15934:2013-02 metoda A
39 Activated sludge Loss on ignition of dry matter (LOI) / Residue on ignition
Range (2,0 - 95,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15935:2022-01 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.4 i 8.2
40 Activated sludge Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (1000 – 15000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
41 Activated sludge Relative volume
Range (100 – 1000) ml/l
Volumetric method PN-EN 14702-1:2008
42 Activated sludge Volume index (calculated) PN-EN 14702-1:2008
43 Water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
chlorides (5,0 – 250) mg/l sulfates (5,0 – 250) mg/l nitrates (0,10 – 50,0) mg/l nitrites (0,05 – 5,0) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 5,0) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012

Reference standards (46)

PBL/S-02 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-03 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 27.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-04 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-05 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-07 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-09 edycja 3 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-10 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/W-02 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-03 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-04 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-05 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-06 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PN-77/C-04584
PN-EN 12880:2004
PN-EN 14702-1:2008
PN-EN 15934:2013-02 metoda A
PN-EN 15935:2022-01 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.4 i 8.2
PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem punktu 7.2
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C + Ap1:2015
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7899-3:2025-11
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001/1.09713.0002
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14537.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14543.0001; 1.14729.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14761.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14770.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001