🇵🇱 OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W LUBLINE PL

PCA AB 1186 • Lublin, Poland • 81 methods

Materials & polymersWater & wastewater

OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W LUBLINE is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1186 (Lublin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 81 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers, Mineral soils, Plant material, Sewage sludge.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1186
  • Methods in scope: 81
  • Types of test objects: 12
  • City: Lublin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1186
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Sławinkowska 5, 20-810 Lublin
City
Lublin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (12)

Accreditation scope — test methods (81)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Soils Sampling for chemical testing and physical properties PN-ISO 10381-2:2007 PN-ISO 10381-4:2007 PN-R-04031:1997
2 Solid fertilisers and liming materials Sampling for chemical testing and physical properties PN-EN 1482-1:2008 PN-EN 1482-2:2008 PN-EN 1482-3:2016-09
3 Plant material Sampling for chemical testing and physical properties KQ/PB-93 wersja 04 z dnia 01.09.2020
4 Mineral, organic and horticultural soils Metal content Range: Cu (5,00 - 800) mg/kg Mn (20,0 -1700) mg/kg Zn (10,0 – 2000) mg/kg Fe (150 – 50000) mg/kg Cd (0,30 – 20,0) mg/kg Pb (3,00 – 550) mg/kg Ni (1,50 – 200) mg/kg Cr (6,00 – 300) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-17 wersja 06 z dnia 01.03.2013
5 Mineral, organic and horticultural soils Mercury content Range: (0,005-10,0) mg/kg Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique method KQ/PB-69 wersja 03 z dnia 01.10.2010
6 Mineral, organic and horticultural soils Dry matter content Range: (20,0 - 99,9)% Gravimetric method Water content (calculated) PN-ISO 11465:1999
7 Mineral, organic and horticultural soils Organic carbon content Range: (0,10 - 50,0) % High-temperature combustion method with IR detection Content of organic matter (calculated) PB 2.1 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
8 Organic soils pH – in H O, pH - in KCl 2 range: 2,0 – 9,0 Potentiometric method PN-ISO 10390:1997
9 Organic soils Content of available phosphorus (P O ) 2 5 Range: (12,5 – 1000) mg /100g Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04024:1997
10 Organic soils Content of available potassium (K O) 2 Range: (5,0 – 1000) mg /100g Flame photometry method
11 Organic soils Content of available magnesium Range: (5,0 – 800) mg/100g Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method
12 Mineral soils pH – in H O, pH – in KCl 2 range: 2,0 – 9,0 Potentiometric method PN-ISO 10390:1997
13 Mineral soils Content of available phosphorus (P O ) 2 5 Range: (1,0 – 200) mg /100g Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04023:1996
14 Mineral soils Content of available potassium (K O) 2 Range: (2,5 – 200) mg /100g Flame photometry method PN-R-04022:1996+AZ1:2002
15 Mineral soils Content of available magnesium Range: (1,0 – 100) mg/100g Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-R-04020:1994+AZ1:2004
16 Mineral soils Content of available zinc Range: (1,0 – 500) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-R-04016:1992
17 Mineral soils Content of available copper Range: (1,0 – 100) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-R-04017:1992
18 Mineral soils Content of available manganese Range: (5,0 – 1000) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-R-04019:1993
19 Mineral soils Content of available iron Range: (100 – 10000) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-R-04021:1994
20 Mineral soils Mineral nitrogen content Range: N-NO (1,30 – 500) mg/kg 3 N-NH (0,70 – 250) mg/kg 4 Continuous flow analysis method (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection KQ/PB-71 wersja 02 z dnia 01.10.2010
21 Mineral soils Particle size distribution in the particle range (0,02 – 2000) µm Range (0,01 – 99,99) % Laser diffraction method KQ/PB-75 wersja 04 z dnia 26.03.2018
22 Mineral soils Organic carbon content Range: (0,30 – 7,00)% Titrimetric method Content of organic matter (calculated) KQ/PB-34 wersja 06 z dnia 01.10.2021
23 Mineral soils Content of elements Range: B (0,50 – 10,00) mg/kg Ca (100 – 3000) mg/kg Cu (1,00 – 25,0) mg/kg Fe (50,0 – 1500) mg/kg K (50,0 – 1000) mg/kg Mg (10,0 – 500) mg/kg Mn (50,0 – 500) mg/kg P (25,0 – 500) mg/kg S (5,00 – 50,0) mg/kg Zn (1,00 – 150) mg/kg Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) method PB 30.0 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
24 Soils and horticultural growing media pH Range: 3,00 – 9,00 Potentiometric method KQ/PB-47 wersja 01 z dnia 02.01.2014
25 Soils and horticultural growing media Salinity Range: (0,24 – 9,00) g/l NaCl Conductometric method KQ/PB-50 wersja 05 z dnia 01.09.2019
26 Soils and horticultural growing media Content of available phosphorus Range: (10,0 – 600) mg/l Spectrophotometric method KQ/PB-51 wersja 05 z dnia 03.03.2017
27 Soils and horticultural growing media Content of potassium and sodium Range: K (50,0 – 2500) mg/l Na (10,0 – 500) mg/l Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method KQ/PB-97 wersja 02 z dnia 20.10.2023
28 Soils and horticultural growing media Content of available magnesium Range: (25,0 – 800) mg/l Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PB 36.0 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
29 Soils and horticultural growing media Nitrate nitrogen content Range: (10,0 – 1500) mg/l Potentiometric method KQ/PB-54 wersja 06 z dnia 03.03.2017
30 Soils and horticultural growing media Calcium content Range: (100 – 3000) mg/l Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PB 36.0 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
31 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Ammonium nitrogen content Range: (0,5 – 50,0) % Titrimetric method PN-EN 15475:2009
32 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Ammonium and nitrate nitrogen content according to Devarda Range: (0,5 – 50,0) % Titrimetric method PN-EN 15476:2009
33 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of water-soluble potassium Range: (2,0 - 65,0) % K O 2 Gravimetric method PN-EN 15477:2009
34 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of phosphorus soluble in mineral acids Range: (1,0 – 60,0) % P O 2 5 Gravimetric method PN-EN 15956:2011 PN-EN 15959:2011
35 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of phosphorus soluble in water Range: (1,0 – 60,0) % P 2O 5 Gravimetric method PN-EN 15958:2011 PN-EN 15959:2011
36 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total calcium content Range: (1,0 – 60,0) % CaO Titrimetric method PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 16196:2013-05
37 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total magnesium content Range: (0,20 – 20,0) % MgO Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 16197:2013-05
38 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total sulphur content Range: (1,0 – 20,0) % S Gravimetric method PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 15749:2012 met. A
39 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total boron content Range: (0,005 – 10,0) % Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 17041:2018-07
40 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total copper content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
41 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total manganese content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
42 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total iron content Range: (0,006 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
43 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Total zinc content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
44 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble boron content Range: (0,005 – 10,0) % Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 17041:2018-07
45 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble copper content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
46 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble manganese content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
47 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of water-soluble iron Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
48 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble zinc content Range: (0,004 – 10,0) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
49 Liming fertilisers Calcium oxide content Range: (15,0 – 80,0) % Titrimetric method PN-C-87007-06:1993
50 Liming fertilisers Lead content Range: (5,00 - 200) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87007-09:1993
51 Liming fertilisers Cadmium content Range: (0,50 – 75,0) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) PN-EN 14888:2006
52 Liming fertilisers Water content Range: (0,10 – 60,00) % Gravimetric method PN-EN 12048:1999
53 Liming fertilisers Particle size distribution (sieve analysis) Range (0,50 – 100,0) % Gravimetric method PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
54 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Calcium oxide content Range: (15,0 – 60,0) % Titrimetric method PN-C-87006-11:1990
55 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Lead content Range: (5,00 - 700) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87006-14:1993
56 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Cadmium content Range: (0,50 – 75,0) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) PN-C-87006-15:1996
57 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Magnesium oxide content Range: (0,50 – 25,0) Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) method PN-EN 12947:2003
58 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Water content Range: (0,10 – 60,00) % Gravimetric method PN-EN 12048:1999
59 Liming fertilisers containing magnesium Particle size distribution Range: (0,50 – 100,0) % Gravimetric method, (sieve analysis) PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
60 Plant material Content of air-dry matter and dry matter Range: (5,00 – 99,9) % Gravimetric method PN-R-04013:1988
61 Plant material Metal content Range: Cu (1,00 – 20,0) mg/kg Zn (6,00 – 250) mg/kg Mn (5,00 – 1500) mg/kg Fe (10,0 – 1000) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-16 wersja 05 z dnia 01.03.2013
62 Plant material Mercury content Range: (0,005 – 0,600) mg/kg Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique method KQ/PB-69 wersja 03 z dnia 01.10.2010
63 Plant material Metal content Range: Cd (0,10 – 3,00) mg/kg Pb (0,90 –10,0) mg/kg Ni (1,00 –10,0) mg/kg Cr (2,00 – 10,0) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-28 wersja 05 z dnia 01.03.2013
64 Plant material Nitrogen content Range: (0,50 – 5,00) % Titrimetric method KQ/PB-70 wersja 02 z dnia 01.12.2010
65 Plant material Phosphorus content Range: (0,11 - 1,00) % Spectrophotometric method KQ/PB-24 wersja 05 z dnia 08.06.2017
66 Plant material Potassium content Range: (0,20 – 8,00)% Flame photometry method KQ/PB-25 wersja 04 z dnia 01.03.2013
67 Plant material Magnesium content Range: (0,02 – 2,00) % Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-26 wersja 03 z dnia 01.12.2010
68 Plant material Boron content Range: (2,00 – 100) mg/kg Spectrophotometric method KQ/PB-30 wersja 04 dnia 07.10.2016
69 Sewage sludge pH Range: 4,0 – 12,0 Potentiometric method PN-EN 12176:2004
70 Sewage sludge Dry residue Range: (5,0 – 99,9) % Gravimetric method Water content (calculated) PN-EN 12880:2004
71 Sewage sludge Content of organic matter Range: (1,0 – 98,0) % Gravimetric method PN-EN 12879:2004
72 Sewage sludge Total Kjeldahl nitrogen content Range: (0,50 – 10,0) % Titrimetric method PN-EN 13342:2002
73 Sewage sludge Phosphorus content Range: (0,10 – 5,00) % Spectrophotometric method KQ/PB-95 wersja 02 z dnia 24.02.2017
74 Sewage sludge Metal content Range: Pb (10,0 – 550) mg/kg Cd (1,00 – 20,0) mg/kg Ni (10,0 – 200) mg/kg Cr (10,0 – 300) mg/kg Cu (35,0 – 800) mg/kg Zn (60,0 – 2000) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-17 wersja 06 z dnia 01.03.2013
75 Sewage sludge Mercury content Range: (0,01 – 10,0) mg/kg Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique method KQ/PB-69 wersja 03 z dnia 01.10.2010
76 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Metal content Range: Pb (8,50 - 230) mg/kg Cd (1,00 – 7,50) mg/kg Ni (4,00 – 40,0) mg/kg Cr (5,00 – 70,0) mg/kg Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) KQ/PB-17 wersja 06 z dnia 01.03.2013
77 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Mercury content Range: (0,005 – 1,75) mg/kg Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique method KQ/PB-69 wersja 03 z dnia 01.10.2010
78 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Total nitrogen content Range: (0,10 – 10,0) % in fresh matter Titrimetric method KQ/PB-77 wersja 05 z dnia 01.09.2025
79 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Phosphorus content Range: (0,08 – 4,00) % in air-dry matter Spectrophotometric method P 2O content (converted) 5 KQ/PB-76 wersja 07 z dnia 01.09.2025
80 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Potassium content Range: (0,40 – 8,00)% in air-dry matter Flame photometry method K O content (converted) 2
81 Natural fertilisers, Organic fertilisers, including composts, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Plant cultivation aids: - growing media (solid fertilisers) Dry matter content Range (10,0 – 99,9) % Gravimetric method

Reference standards (62)

KQ/PB-16 wersja 05 z dnia 01.03.2013
KQ/PB-17 wersja 06 z dnia 01.03.2013
KQ/PB-24 wersja 05 z dnia 08.06.2017
KQ/PB-25 wersja 04 z dnia 01.03.2013
KQ/PB-26 wersja 03 z dnia 01.12.2010
KQ/PB-28 wersja 05 z dnia 01.03.2013
KQ/PB-30 wersja 04 dnia 07.10.2016
KQ/PB-34 wersja 06 z dnia 01.10.2021
KQ/PB-47 wersja 01 z dnia 02.01.2014
KQ/PB-50 wersja 05 z dnia 01.09.2019
KQ/PB-51 wersja 05 z dnia 03.03.2017
KQ/PB-54 wersja 06 z dnia 03.03.2017
KQ/PB-69 wersja 03 z dnia 01.10.2010
KQ/PB-70 wersja 02 z dnia 01.12.2010
KQ/PB-71 wersja 02 z dnia 01.10.2010
KQ/PB-75 wersja 04 z dnia 26.03.2018
KQ/PB-76 wersja 07 z dnia 01.09.2025
KQ/PB-77 wersja 05 z dnia 01.09.2025
KQ/PB-93 wersja 04 z dnia 01.09.2020
KQ/PB-95 wersja 02 z dnia 24.02.2017
KQ/PB-97 wersja 02 z dnia 20.10.2023
PB 2.1 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
PB 30.0 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
PB 36.0 wersja 01 z dnia 03.03.2025
PN-C-87006-11:1990
PN-C-87006-14:1993
PN-C-87006-15:1996
PN-C-87007-06:1993
PN-C-87007-09:1993
PN-EN 12048:1999
PN-EN 12176:2004
PN-EN 12879:2004
PN-EN 12880:2004
PN-EN 12947:2003
PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
PN-EN 13342:2002
PN-EN 1482-1:2008 PN-EN 1482-2:2008 PN-EN 1482-3:2016-09
PN-EN 14888:2006
PN-EN 15475:2009
PN-EN 15476:2009
PN-EN 15477:2009
PN-EN 15956:2011 PN-EN 15959:2011
PN-EN 15958:2011 PN-EN 15959:2011
PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 15749:2012 met. A
PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 16196:2013-05
PN-EN 15960:2011 PN-EN 16197:2013-05
PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
PN-EN 16962:2018-03 PN-EN 17041:2018-07
PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 16965:2018-03
PN-EN 16964:2018-03 PN-EN 17041:2018-07
PN-ISO 10381-2:2007 PN-ISO 10381-4:2007 PN-R-04031:1997
PN-ISO 10390:1997
PN-ISO 11465:1999
PN-R-04013:1988
PN-R-04016:1992
PN-R-04017:1992
PN-R-04019:1993
PN-R-04020:1994+AZ1:2004
PN-R-04021:1994
PN-R-04022:1996+AZ1:2002
PN-R-04023:1996
PN-R-04024:1997