🇵🇱 GÓRNOŚLĄSKIE PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW S.A. PL

PCA AB 1158 • Katowice, Poland • 105 methods

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GÓRNOŚLĄSKIE PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1158 (Katowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 105 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Wastewater, Water, wastewater, Water (including swimming pool water).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1158
  • Methods in scope: 105
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • City: Katowice, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1158
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Wojewódzka 19, 40-026 Katowice, WYDZIAŁ BADANIA WODY, ul. Żeliwna 38
City
Katowice, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Accreditation scope — test methods (105)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water Sampling for chemical, physical (including sensory) testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.3
2 Water Turbidity Range: (0,20 – 40) NTU Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
3 Water Colour Range: (5 – 70) mg/l Pt Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012
4 Water pH Range: 4,0 – 10,0 Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
5 Water Electrical conductivity Range: (84 – 13 000) µS/cm Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
6 Water Total calcium and magnesium content (total hardness) Range: (20 – 600) mg/l CaCO 3 (1,1 – 33,6) on Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
7 Water Anion concentrations Range: chlorates (0,05 – 2,00) mg/l chlorites (0,05 – 2,00) mg/l Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) Σ of chlorates and chlorites (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
8 Water Bromate concentration Range: (0,0030 – 0,0200) mg/l Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 15061:2003
9 Water Volatile organic compounds concentration Range: benzene (0,10 – 1,5) μg/l trichloroethene (1,0 – 12,0) μg/l tetrachloroethene (1,0 – 12,0) μg/l Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and photoionisation detection (P&T-GC-PID) Σ of trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) PB/19 wydanie 4 z dnia 15.11.2018 r.
10 Water Free chlorine concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
11 Water Total chlorine concentration Range: (0,06 – 2,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method Combined chlorine / chloramine concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
12 Water Ozone concentration range: (0,03 – 0,25) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PB/43 wyd. 2 z dnia 20.09.2018 na podstawie metody HACH 8311
13 Water Total cyanide concentration Range: (5,0 – 50,0) µg/l Continuous flow analysis method (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012
14 Water Ammonium ion concentration Range: (0,030 – 1,00) mg/l Continuous flow analysis (CFA) method with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
15 Water Mercury concentration Range: (0,10 – 10,0) µg/l Atomic fluorescence spectrometry method (AFS) PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
16 Water, wastewater Chromium (VI) concentration Range: (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l Continuous flow analysis (CFA) method with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 23913:2009
17 Water, wastewater Sulphide concentration Range: (0,03 – 0,75) mg/l Continuous flow analysis (CFA) method with spectrophotometric detection PB/15 wydanie 1 z dnia 10.10.2022 r. na podstawie aplikacji Metoda nr A-096-20 Rev.0 do analizatora AA500
18 Water, wastewater Free cyanide concentration Range: (0,005 – 0,100) mg/l Continuous flow analysis method (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection Bound cyanide concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012
19 Wastewater Mercury concentration Range: (0,10 – 10,0) µg/l Atomic fluorescence spectrometry method (AFS) PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
20 Wastewater Total cyanide concentration Range: (0,005 – 5,0) mg/l Continuous flow analysis method (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012
21 Wastewater Concentration of halogenated derivatives Range: Hexachlorobutadiene (0,5 – 5,0) μg/l Chloroform (1,0 – 150,0) μg/l Tetrachloroethylene (1,0 – 150,0) μg/l Trichloroethylene (1,0 – 150,0) μg/ Tetrachloromethane (0,5 – 5,0) μg/l 1,2- dichloroethane (0,5 – 5,0) μg/l Headspace gas chromatography with electron capture detection (HS-GC-ECD) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
22 Water, water intended for human consumption Organochlorine pesticide concentration Range: lindane (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l heptachlor (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l aldrin (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l isodrin (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l heptachlor epoxide (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l dieldrin (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l endrin (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l methoxychlor (0,010 – 0,50) μg/l Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS/MS) Σ of pesticides (calculated) PB/10 wydanie 1 z dnia 08.10.2024
23 Water intended for human consumption Element concentrations Range: antimony (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l arsenic (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l boron (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l chromium (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l aluminium (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l cadmium (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l copper (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l manganese (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l nickel (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l lead (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l silver (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l selenium (1,00 – 100,0) ug/l uranium (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l iron (5,00 – 5000,0) ug/l Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-04
24 Water E Organochlorine pesticide concentration Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) Σ of pesticides (calculated) PB/36
25 Water E Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) High performance liquid chromatography method with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) Σ PAH (calculated) PB/49
26 Water E Anion concentrations Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 +AC:2012
27 Water E Concentration of halogenated derivatives Headspace gas chromatography with electron capture detection (HS-GC-ECD) Σ THM (calculated) Σ of trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
28 Water intended for human consumption E Metal concentrations Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
29 Water E, wastewater E Metal concentrations Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
30 Water Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.4.3
31 Water (including swimming pool water) Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
32 Water (including swimming pool water) Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
33 Water Total viable count at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
34 Water Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
35 Water Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
36 Water Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) Membrane filtration method Metodyka PZH-ZHK:2006 – część II
37 Water Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
38 Water Most probable number of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
39 Water (including swimming pool water) Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix A Procedure 5, medium A Procedure 7, medium C Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
40 Water (including swimming pool water) Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
41 Water Threshold odour number (TON) Range: 1 – 64 Full paired method, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
42 Water Threshold flavour number (TFN) Range: 1 – 64 Full paired method, non-forced choice
43 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing (including sensory testing) PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.3
44 Water Colour Range: (5 – 70) mg/l Pt Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 metoda D
45 Water Total organic carbon (TOC) concentration Range: (1,0 – 100) mg/l Infrared range spectrometry method IR PN-EN 1484:1999
46 Water Iron concentration Range: (0,050 – 1,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.3
47 Water Manganese concentration Range: (0,015 – 0,50) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590/03
48 Water Aluminium concentration Range: (0,050 – 1,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04605/02
49 Water Ammonium ion concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7150-1:2002
50 Water Organic nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/4/G wydanie 2 z dnia 07.10.2022
51 Water Nitrite concentration Range: (0,04 – 1,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
52 Water Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/4/G wydanie 2 z dnia 07.10.2022
53 Water Nitrate concentration Range: (1,0 – 50) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
54 Water Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range: (1 – 10) mg/l Potentiometric titration method PN-EN 25663:2001
55 Water Ozone concentration Range: (0,03 – 0,7) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PB/43 wyd. 2 z dnia 20.09.2018 r.
56 Water Free chlorine concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
57 Water Total chlorine concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method Combined chlorine / chloramine concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
58 Water Chloride concentration Range: (5 – 400) mg/l Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
59 Water Total calcium and magnesium content (total hardness) Range: (5 – 600) mg/l CaCO 3 (0,3 – 34) on Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
60 Water Orthophosphate concentration Range: (0,050 – 3,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
61 Water Sulfate (VI) concentration Range: (10 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
62 Water Total suspended solids (TSS) Range: (4,0 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
63 Water Chemical oxygen demand - COD (Cr) Range: (30 – 300) mg/l O 2 Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6060:2006
64 Water Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD 5 Range: (3 – 300) mg/l O 2 Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019
65 Water Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD 5 Range: (0,7 – 6,0) mg/l O 2 Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
66 Water, wastewater Petroleum ether extractable substances Range: (5,0 – 200) mg/l Gravimetric method PB/6/G wydanie 1 z dnia 30.09.2025
67 Wastewater Sulfate (VI) concentration Range: (10 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
68 Wastewater pH Range: (4,0 – 10,0) Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
69 Wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS) Range: (4,0 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
70 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD (Cr) Range: (30 – 800) mg/l O 2 Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6060:2006
71 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD 5 Range: (3 – 300) mg/l O 2 Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019
72 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD 5 Range: (0,7 – 6,0) mg/l O 2 Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
73 Wastewater Chloride concentration Range: (10 – 800) mg/l Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
74 Wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range: (1 – 10) mg/l Potentiometric titration method PN-EN 25663:2001
75 Wastewater Ammonium ion concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7150-1:2002
76 Wastewater Organic nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/4/G wydanie 2 z dnia 07.10.2022
77 Wastewater Nitrite concentration Range: (0,04 – 1,00) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
78 Wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/4/G wydanie 2 z dnia 07.10.2022
79 Wastewater Nitrate concentration Range: (1,0 – 50) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
80 Water Total microorganism count at 22°C and 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
81 Water Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
82 Water Coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
83 Water Turbidity Range: (0,10 – 40,0) NTU Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
84 Water Total chlorine concentration Range: (0,05 – 2,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method Combined chlorine / chloramine concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
85 Water Manganese concentration Range: (0,015 – 0,50) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590/02
86 Water Total calcium and magnesium content (total hardness) Range: (10 – 600) mg/l CaCO 3 (0,6 – 33,6) on Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
87 Water Nitrite concentration Range: (0,04 – 1,00) mg/l Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range: (0,01 – 0,30) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
88 Water Nitrate concentration Range: (1,0 – 100,0) mg/l Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range: (0,25 – 22,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
89 Water Mercury concentration Range: (0,0005 – 0,010) mg/l Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PB/31/M wydanie 2 z dnia 21.10.2024
90 Water Antimony concentration Range: (0,0005 – 0,010) mg/l Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PB/6/M wydanie 5 z dnia 21.10.2024
91 Water Sulphate (VI) concentration Range: (20 - 300) mg/l Turbidimetric method PB/17/M wydanie 3 z dnia 31.05.2019 r. na podstawie testu Nanocolor nr 985 086; nr 985 087 i nr 985 062
92 Water Sulfate (VI) concentration Range: (10 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280: 2002
93 Water Total suspended solids (TSS) Range: (2,0 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
94 Water Chemical oxygen demand - COD (Cr) Range: (10 – 200) mg/l O 2 Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
95 Water Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD 5 Range: (0,6 – 6,0) mg/l O 2 Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
96 Water Permanganate index Range: (0,5 – 10) mg/l Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
97 Water Phenol index Range: (0,005 – 0,100) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994
98 Water Silicate concentration Range: (1 – 50) mg/l SiO 2 Spectrophotometric method PB/14/M wydanie 2 z dnia 30.06.2022 na postawie testu Nanocolor 918 48
99 Wastewater Sulfate (VI) concentration Range: (10 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280: 2002
100 Wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS) Range: (2,0 – 500) mg/l Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
101 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD (Cr) Range: (10 – 800) mg/l O 2 Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
102 Wastewater Phenol index Range: (0,005 – 0,100) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994
103 Water, wastewater Anionic surfactant concentration (anionic surface active agents) Range: (0,1 – 5,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 432
104 Water, wastewater Non-ionic surfactant concentration (non-ionic surface active agents) Range: (0,2 – 10,0) mg/l Spectrophotometric method PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 333
105 Water, wastewater Sum of anionic and non-ionic surfactants (calculated) PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 432 i LCK 333

Reference standards (64)

Metodyka PZH-ZHK:2006 – część II
PB/10 wydanie 1 z dnia 08.10.2024
PB/14/M wydanie 2 z dnia 30.06.2022 na postawie testu Nanocolor 918 48
PB/15 wydanie 1 z dnia 10.10.2022 r. na podstawie aplikacji Metoda nr A-096-20 Rev.0 do analizatora AA500
PB/17/M wydanie 3 z dnia 31.05.2019 r. na podstawie testu Nanocolor nr 985 086; nr 985 087 i nr 985 062
PB/19 wydanie 4 z dnia 15.11.2018 r.
PB/31/M wydanie 2 z dnia 21.10.2024
PB/36
PB/4/G wydanie 2 z dnia 07.10.2022
PB/43 wyd. 2 z dnia 20.09.2018 na podstawie metody HACH 8311
PB/43 wyd. 2 z dnia 20.09.2018 r.
PB/49
PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 333
PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 432
PB/5/M wydanie 2 z dnia 10.12.2024 r. na podstawie testów kuwetowych Hach Lange nr LCK 432 i LCK 333
PB/6/G wydanie 1 z dnia 30.09.2025
PB/6/M wydanie 5 z dnia 21.10.2024
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-92/C-04590/02
PN-92/C-04590/03
PN-92/C-04605/02
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 1622:2006
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 +AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012
PN-EN ISO 15061:2003
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-04
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.4.3
PN-EN ISO 23913:2009
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 metoda D
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.3
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6332:2001 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.3
PN-ISO 6439:1994
PN-ISO 9280: 2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994