🇵🇱 ZAKŁADY GÓRNICZO-HUTNICZE „BOLESŁAW” S.A. PL
EnvironmentWater & wastewaterMaterials & polymersPetrochemistry & fuelsConstruction
ZAKŁADY GÓRNICZO-HUTNICZE „BOLESŁAW” S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1140 (Bukowno, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 61 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater, Materials & polymers, Petrochemistry & fuels. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Workplace environment – air, Solid fuels: hard coal, Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1140
- Methods in scope: 61
- Types of test objects: 18
- City: Bukowno, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1140
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ZESPÓŁ LABORATORIÓW BADAWCZYCH, ul. Kolejowa 37, 32-332 Bukowno
- City
- Bukowno, Poland
What this laboratory tests (18)
- Water, wastewater — 15 methods
- Workplace environment – air — 11 methods
- Solid fuels: hard coal — 7 methods
- Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime — 4 methods
- Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) — 3 methods
- Workplace environment – emergency lighting — 3 methods
- Metals and metal alloys: zinc and zinc alloys WasteO) (of zinc and zinc alloys): code 110501, 170404, 191203 — 2 methods
- Water — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – whole-body vibration — 2 methods
- Chemical products: - sulfuric acid — 1 method
- Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including - Zn concentrates (ZnS) - ZnO Waste (zinc-bearing): code 100207*, 100208, 100213*, 190813*, 190814, 191006, 191211*, 191212, 110503*, 190305, 191005*, 190206, 110202*, 100580, 110199, 110109*, 101099 Waste from thermal processes: code 100101 — 1 method
- Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) Fertilisers Solid fuels: hard coal — 1 method
- and 3 more
Accreditation scope — test methods (61)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Workplace environment – noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level A-weighted maximum sound level Range: (30 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound level Range: (30 – 135) dB Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 – punkt 10 i strategię 3 – punkt 11 | ||
| 2 | Workplace environment – noise | Noise exposure level referred to: - the 8-hour daily working time - the average weekly working time (calculated) | |||
| 3 | Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range: (5 – 5000) lx Direct measurement method | PN-83/E-04040.03 | ||
| 4 | Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | |||
| 5 | Workplace environment – emergency lighting | Illuminance Range: (0,5 – 500) lx Direct measurement method | PN-EN 1838:2025-05 z wyłączeniem metody B | ||
| 6 | Workplace environment – emergency lighting | Ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance of the escape route (calculated) | |||
| 7 | Workplace environment – emergency lighting | Ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance of the open area (calculated) | |||
| 8 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | RMS frequency-weighted vibration acceleration Range: (0,04 – 50) m/s2 Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | ||
| 9 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated) | |||
| 10 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range: (0,20 – 100) m/s2 Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | ||
| 11 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) | |||
| 12 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for occupational exposure assessment to: - dust agents - inhalable fraction - respirable fraction - metals and their compounds, including - inhalable fraction - respirable fraction - inorganic substances - respirable fraction - thoracic fraction Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | ||
| 13 | Workplace environment – air | Exposure index (calculated) | |||
| 14 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of zinc oxide calculated as Zn - inhalable fraction Range: (0,013 – 20,0) mg/m3 (0,010 –10,0) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-87/Z-04100/03 | ||
| 15 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of cadmium and its inorganic compounds calculated as Cd - respirable fraction Range: (0,00020 – 0,10) mg/m3 (0,00018 – 0,075) mg in the sample - inhalable fraction Range: (0,00024 – 0,11) mg/m3 (0,00018 – 0,075) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-Z-04102-3:2013-10 | ||
| 16 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of lead and its inorganic compounds, calculated as Pb - inhalable fraction Range: (0,0033 – 3,65) mg/m3 (0,0025 – 2,5) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-Z-04487:2017-10 | ||
| 17 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of manganese and its inorganic compounds - calculated as Mn - respirable fraction Range: (0,0036 – 0,80) mg/m3 (0,0030 – 0,60) mg in the sample - inhalable fraction Range: (0,0040 – 0,88) mg/m3 (0,0030 – 0,60) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-Z-04472:2015-10 PN-Z-04472:2015-10/Ap1:2015-12 | ||
| 18 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration/content of iron oxides calculated as Fe, iron(III) oxide, iron(II) oxide, triiron tetraoxide - respirable fraction Range: (0,0060 – 3,27) mg/m3 (0,0050 – 2,46) mg in the sample - inhalable fraction Range: (0,0066 – 3,60) mg/m3 (0,0050 – 2,46) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-Z-04469:2025-02 | ||
| 19 | Workplace environment – air | Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration/content - respirable fraction Range: (0,0063 – 0,51) mg/m3 (0,0050 – 0,400) mg in the sample Fourier transform infrared spectrometry method (FT-IR) | PIMOSP 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130 | ||
| 20 | Workplace environment – air | Metal concentration/content Copper and its inorganic compounds - calculated as Cu Range: (0,0035 – 3,50) mg/m3 (0,0025 – 2,50) mg in the sample Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry method (ICP-OES) | ISO 15202-2:2020 ISO 15202-3:2004 | ||
| 21 | Workplace environment – air - air samples collected on filters | Sulfuric(VI) acid concentration/content – thoracic fraction Range: (0,0013 - 0,3935) mg/m3 (0,0010 - 0,2550) mg in the sample Ion chromatography with conductometric detection method (IC-CD) | Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy - 2012, nr 1 (71), str. 97 - 103, - 2017, nr 2 (92), str. 5 - 19 | ||
| 22 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction - Apatites and phosphorites - Portland cement - Titanium dioxide - Natural graphite - Synthetic graphite - Kaolin - Amorphous and synthetic silica - Wood dust - Flour dust - Dusts not classified according to toxicity - Organic dusts of animal and plant origin except wood and flour dust - Carbon black - Calcium sulphate (VI) (gypsum) - Coal (hard, brown) - Magnesium calcium carbonate (dolomite) - Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range: (0,1 – 20) mg/m3 Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | ||
| 23 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction - Apatites and phosphorites - Portland cement - Natural graphite - Amorphous and synthetic silica - Organic dusts of animal and plant origin except wood and flour dust - Coal (hard, brown) Range: (0,1 – 10) mg/m3 Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | ||
| 24 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual method Automatic method Temperature of the wastewater sample taken Range: (1,0 – 35,0) ºC | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 25 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken Range: (1,0 – 35,0) ºC | PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.2.3 | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.5 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 26 | Water, wastewater | pH Range: 2,0 – 11,0 Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | ||
| 27 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range: (5,0 – 3000) mg/l Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | ||
| 28 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range: (10,0 – 12880) μS/cm Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | ||
| 29 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids Range: (10,0 – 2000) mg/l Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | ||
| 30 | Water, wastewater | Metal concentrations Range: Pb (0,500 – 10,0) mg/l Cd (0,040 – 10,0) mg/l Zn (0,050 – 100,0) mg/l Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Metoda A | ||
| 31 | Water, wastewater | Metal concentrations Range: Pb (0,010 – 0,500) mg/l Cd (0,0004 – 0,040) mg/l Tl (0,0060 – 1,20) mg/l Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | ||
| 32 | Water, wastewater | Mercury concentration Range: (0,0010 – 0,050) mg/l Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry method (CVAAS) | PN-EN ISO 12846:2012+Ap1:2016-07 | ||
| 33 | Water, wastewater | Sodium concentration Range: (0,40 – 1000) mg/l Potassium concentration Range: (0,40 – 1000) mg/l Flame atomic emission spectrometry method (FAES) | PN-ISO 9964-3:1994 PN-ISO 9964-3/Ak:1997 | ||
| 34 | Water, wastewater | Fluoride concentration Range: (0,10 – 100,0) mg/l Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588/03 | ||
| 35 | Water, wastewater | Element concentrations Range: Cr (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Cu (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Mn (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Ni (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l As (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l Ag (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l V (0,010 – 1,00) mg/l Pb (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Cd (0,0010 – 10,0) mg/l Fe (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l S (2,00 – 2000) mg/l SO4 (calculated) Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | ||
| 36 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range: (10,0 – 1000) mg/l O2 Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | ||
| 37 | Water, wastewater | Sulphate concentration Range: (10,0 – 3000) mg/l Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | ||
| 38 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range: (1,0 – 6000) mg/l O2 Optical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | ||
| 39 | Water, wastewater | Phenol index (volatile phenols) Range: (0,01 – 25,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda A | ||
| 40 | Water, wastewater | Anion concentrations Range: Chlorides (1 − 6000) mg/l Sulfates (1 – 6000) mg/l Phosphates (0,5 – 20,0) mg/l Fluorides (0,1 – 60,0) mg/l Nitrates (1 – 50,0) mg/l Nitrites (0,1 – 10) mg/l Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | ||
| 41 | Water | Total alkalinity Range: (0,10 – 10,0) mmol/l Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 | ||
| 42 | Chemical products: - sulfuric acid | Sulphuric acid concentration Range: (90,0 – 99,9) % Titrimetric method | PN-76/C-84051 | ||
| 43 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | ISO 12743:2021 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7 | ||
| 44 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) | Moisture content Range: (0,05 – 15,00) % Gravimetric method | ISO 10251:2006 | ||
| 45 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) | Zinc content Range: (20,00 – 70,00) % Potentiometric titration method | PN-83/H-04913.01 pkt 2.5a | ||
| 46 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - ZnSO4, - Zn dust, - Zn concentrates (ZnS), - Zn ash Waste (zinc-bearing): code 100207*, 101003, 101099, 110502, 100118*, 100208, 100503*, 100504, 100505*, 100815*, 100909*, 100910, 101010, 110199, 110503*, 100603*, 100511, 100811 | Zinc content Range: (20,00 – 99,99) % Potentiometric titration method | PN-83/H-04913.01 pkt 2.5b | ||
| 47 | Metals and metal alloys: zinc and zinc alloys WasteO) (of zinc and zinc alloys): code 110501, 170404, 191203 | Metal content Range: Pb (0,0016 – 2,40) % Cd (0,0001 – 0,180) % Cu (0,0003 – 0,450) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN 12441-3:2003 | ||
| 48 | Metals and metal alloys: zinc and zinc alloys WasteO) (of zinc and zinc alloys): code 110501, 170404, 191203 | Iron content Range: (0,0004 – 0,600) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method | PN-EN 12441-6:2004 | ||
| 49 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including - Zn concentrates (ZnS) - ZnO Waste (zinc-bearing): code 100207*, 100208, 100213*, 190813*, 190814, 191006, 191211*, 191212, 110503*, 190305, 191005*, 190206, 110202*, 100580, 110199, 110109*, 101099 Waste from thermal processes: code 100101 | Total carbon content (TC) Range: (0,10 – 12,0) % High-temperature combustion method with IR detection | PN-EN 15936:2022-07 Metoda A | ||
| 50 | Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime | Oxides content Range: CaO (50,00 – 98,00) % MgO (0,15 – 5,00) % Titrimetric method CaO+MgO content (calculated) | PN-EN 459-2:2021-12 | ||
| 51 | Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime | Content of active lime Range: (80,00 – 98,00) % Titrimetric method | |||
| 52 | Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime | Loss on ignition (LOI) Range: (20,00 – 40,00) % Gravimetric method | |||
| 53 | Building materials: building lime: - quicklime - hydrated lime | Carbon dioxide content Range: (0,50 – 5,00) % Volumetric method | |||
| 54 | Chemical products: zinc-bearing materials, including: - ZnO, - Zn concentrates (ZnS) Fertilisers Solid fuels: hard coal | Mercury content Range: (0,0050 – 5,00) mg/kg Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique method | US EPA 7473:2007 | ||
| 55 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Moisture content in the analytical sample Range: (0,10 – 10,0) % Gravimetric method | PN-G-04611:2020-06 | ||
| 56 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total moisture content Range: (1,0 – 30,0) % Gravimetric method | |||
| 57 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Ash content Range: (1,00 – 60,00) % Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 1171:2002 | ||
| 58 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Volatile matter content Range: (0,50 – 40,00) % Gravimetric method | PN-G-04516:1998 | ||
| 59 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total sulphur content Range: (0,10 – 3,00) % High-temperature combustion with IR detection method | PN-G-04584:2001 | ||
| 60 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total carbon content Range: (20,0 – 99,9) % High-temperature combustion method with IR detection | PN-G-04571:1998 | ||
| 61 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Gross calorific value Range: (15000 – 35000) kJ/kg Calorimetric method Net calorific value (calculated) | PN-ISO 1928:2002 PN-ISO 1928:2020-05 | ||
Reference standards (52)
ISO 10251:2006
ISO 12743:2021 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7
ISO 15202-2:2020 ISO 15202-3:2004
PIMOSP 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
PN-76/C-84051
PN-78/C-04588/03
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-83/H-04913.01 pkt 2.5a
PN-83/H-04913.01 pkt 2.5b
PN-87/Z-04100/03
PN-EN 12441-3:2003
PN-EN 12441-6:2004
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 15936:2022-07 Metoda A
PN-EN 1838:2025-05 z wyłączeniem metody B
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 459-2:2021-12
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 12846:2012+Ap1:2016-07
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.5
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004
PN-G-04516:1998
PN-G-04571:1998
PN-G-04584:2001
PN-G-04611:2020-06
PN-ISO 1171:2002
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 1928:2002 PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 PN-77/C-04584
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 PN-77/C-04584
PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.2.3
PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda A
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Metoda A
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9964-3:1994 PN-ISO 9964-3/Ak:1997
PN-N-01307:1994 PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 – punkt 10 i strategię 3 – punkt 11
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04102-3:2013-10
PN-Z-04469:2025-02
PN-Z-04472:2015-10 PN-Z-04472:2015-10/Ap1:2015-12
PN-Z-04487:2017-10
PN-Z-04507:2022-05 PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05 PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy - 2012, nr 1 (71), str. 97 - 103, - 2017, nr 2 (92), str. 5 - 19
US EPA 7473:2007