🇵🇱 TARNOWSKIE WODOCIĄGI Sp. z o.o. PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
TARNOWSKIE WODOCIĄGI Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1350 (Tarnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 79 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human con…, Water, Water intended for human consumption, Wastewater, Water, Wastewater. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Membrane filtration method, Titrimetric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1350
- Methods in scope: 79
- Types of test objects: 12
- Techniques used: 16
- City: Tarnów, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1350
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Narutowicza 37, 33-100 Tarnów
- City
- Tarnów, Poland
What this laboratory tests (12)
- Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption — 21 methods
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 19 methods
- Wastewater — 13 methods
- Water, Wastewater — 11 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 6 methods
- Rainwater, snowmelt water — 2 methods
- Surface water — 2 methods
- Groundwater — 1 method
- Swimming pool water — 1 method
- Wastewater, Rainwater, snowmelt water — 1 method
- Water (including swimming pool water) — 1 method
- Woda, Ścieki, Wody opadowe, wody roztopowe — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (16)
- Spectrophotometric method — 19 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 8 methods
- Titrimetric method — 7 methods
- MPN method — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Conductometric method — 2 methods
- Electrochemical method — 2 methods
- Full paired method, non-forced choice — 2 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Plate method (spread plate) — 2 methods
- Qualitative method — 2 methods
- Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice — 2 methods
- Manual method — 1 method
- Manual method; Automatic method — 1 method
- and 1 more
Laboratory sections (2)
- Water Testing Laboratory — 51 methods
- Wastewater Testing Laboratory — 28 methods
Laboratory locations
- Laboratorium Badania Wody — ul. Czysta 14, 33-100 Tarnów
- Laboratorium Badania Ścieków — ul. Czysta 14, 33-100 Tarnów
Accreditation scope — test methods (79)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical, physical (including sensory) testing | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 2 | Water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign taste Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
Qualitative method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 3 | Water intended for human consumption | Taste threshold number TFN Range 1 |
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 4 | Water intended for human consumption | Taste threshold number TFN Range (1 – 8) |
Full paired method, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 5 | Water intended for human consumption | Chloramine concentration (calculated) Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
PB-NL-FCH-16 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r. | ||
| 6 | Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of intestinal enterococci | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 7899-3:2025-11 | |
| 7 | Surface water | Sampling for chemical, physical (including sensory) testing | PN-ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wył. pkt. 7.2, 7.5, 7.6 | ||
| 8 | Surface water | Temperature Range (1,0 – 40,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 9 | Groundwater | Sampling for chemical, physical (including sensory) testing | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 p. 5.3.2.2, 6.2 | ||
| 10 | Swimming pool water | Sampling for physical and chemical testing | PB-NL-FCH-15 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r. | ||
| 11 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential vs. Ag/AgCl 3,5 mol/l KCl Range (200 – 800) mV Regulated area: Badania wykonywane w siedzibie Laboratorium i poza nią |
Potentiometric method | PB-NL-FCH-17 wyd. 2 z 10.03.2026 r. | |
| 12 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,10 – 100) NTU Regulated area: Badania wykonywane w siedzibie Laboratorium i poza nią |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 13 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 2,0) mg/l Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-10 wyd. 4 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr 8021 | |
| 14 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,10 - 2,0) mg/l Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-16 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr 8167 | |
| 15 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
PB-NL-FCH-16 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr 8167 | ||
| 16 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Aluminium concentration Range (0,020 – 0,500) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04605.02 | |
| 17 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Iron concentration Range (0,010 – 25) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 Rozdział 7.1 | |
| 18 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (0,7 – 40) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 19 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,040 – 500) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 20 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-82/C-04576.08 | ||
| 21 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (5 – 4000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 22 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | pH Range (2,0 – 12,0) Regulated area: Badania wykonywane w siedzibie Laboratorium i poza nią |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 23 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 24 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Temperature Range (1,0 – 60,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 25 | Water (including swimming pool water), 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 | |
| 26 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 27 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 28 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matryca A: Procedura 5 (pożywka A – BCYE), 7 (pożywka C – GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 29 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix B: Procedure 7 (medium C – GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 30 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matryca A: Procedura 1 (pożywka A – BCYE i B – BCYE+AB) |
Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 31 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matryca B: Procedura 1,2,3 (pożywka C – GVPC) |
Plate method (spread plate) | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 32 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-Z-11001-3:2000 | |
| 33 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,010 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 34 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN 26777:1999 | ||
| 35 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,040 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 36 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 37 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonia concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 38 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (2,5 – 500) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-6 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r. | |
| 39 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (10 – 1 000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 40 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Sulfate concentration Range (10 – 400) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-2 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr 8051 | |
| 41 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (0,015 – 3,50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-1 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr 8149 | |
| 42 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (5,0 – 5 000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 43 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign odour Regulated area: Badania wykonywane poza siedzibą Laboratorium |
Qualitative method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 44 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Odour threshold number TON Range 1 |
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 45 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Odour threshold number TON Range (1 – 32) |
Full paired method, non-forced choice | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 46 | Water, 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 | |
| 47 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 48 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 49 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of coliform bacteria | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 50 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of Escherichia coli | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 51 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Clostridium perfringens bacteria count including spores | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10 | |
| Wastewater Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 52 | Wastewater | Sampling for physical and chemical testing | Manual method; Automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 53 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (1,0 – 50,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 54 | Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (1,0 – 3000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 55 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (30 – 245000) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-74/C-04578.03 | |
| 56 | Wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (1,0 – 49) mS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 57 | Wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,040 – 500) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 58 | Wastewater | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-82/C-04576.08 | ||
| 59 | Wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5 – 4000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 60 | Wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,010 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 61 | Wastewater | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN 26777:1999 | ||
| 62 | Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,040 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 63 | Wastewater | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 64 | Wastewater | Ammonia concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 65 | Water, Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,080 – 200) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010, Rozdział 7 | |
| 66 | Water, Wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,040 – 40,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010, Rozdział 4 | |
| 67 | Water, Wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 5,0) |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 25663-2001 | |
| 68 | Water, Wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (1,00 – 2 600) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663-2001 | |
| 69 | Water, Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-73/C-04576.14 | ||
| 70 | Water, Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration Range (1,00 – 200) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-NL-FCH-9 wyd. 4 z 10.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testów HACH nr LCK 138, LCK 238, LCK 338 | |
| 71 | Water, Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (5,0 – 10000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 72 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (4 – 4000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 73 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 74 | Water, Wastewater | Phenol index Range (0,018 – 15,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6439:1994 | |
| 75 | Water, Wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 76 | Rainwater, snowmelt water | Sampling for physical and chemical testing | Manual method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 77 | Rainwater, snowmelt water | Temperature Range (1,0 – 50,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 78 | Woda, Ścieki, Wody opadowe, wody roztopowe | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 79 | Wastewater, Rainwater, snowmelt water | pH Range (2,0 – 12,0) Regulated area: Badania wykonywane w siedzibie Laboratorium i poza nią |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
Reference standards (53)
PB-NL-FCH-1 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-10 wyd. 4 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-15 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-16 wyd. 3 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-17 wyd. 2 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-2 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-6 wyd. 5 z 10.03.2026 r.
PB-NL-FCH-9 wyd. 4 z 10.03.2026 r.
PN-73/C-04576.14
PN-74/C-04578.03
PN-77/C-04584
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04605.02
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 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010, Rozdział 4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010, Rozdział 7
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
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 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 p. 5.3.2.2, 6.2
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wył. pkt. 7.2, 7.5, 7.6
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 Rozdział 7.1
PN-ISO 6439:1994
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-Z-11001-3:2000
na podstawie testów HACH nr 8021
na podstawie testów HACH nr 8051
na podstawie testów HACH nr 8149
na podstawie testów HACH nr 8167
na podstawie testów HACH nr LCK 138, LCK 238, LCK 338