🇵🇱 „ALVENTA” S.A. PL

PCA AB 1364 • Alwernia, Poland • 45 methods

Water & wastewaterEnvironmentMaterials & polymers

„ALVENTA” S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1364 (Alwernia, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 45 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Workplace environment – air, Workplace environment − air, Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), Gravimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1364
  • Methods in scope: 45
  • Types of test objects: 8
  • Techniques used: 12
  • City: Alwernia, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1364
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Karola Olszewskiego 25, 32-566 Alwernia
City
Alwernia, Poland

What this laboratory tests (8)

Analytical techniques used (12)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (45)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Workplace environment − air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction frakcja respirabilna -substancje nieorganiczne, w tym respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
2 Workplace environment − air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
inorganic substances
Personal dosimetry method; Stationary method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
3 Workplace environment − air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
4 Workplace environment − air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction:
Portland cement Kaolin Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,17- 22,0) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
5 Workplace environment − air Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction:
Portland cement Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,12-16,0) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
6 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of tetraphosphorus decaoxide
Range (0,1– 4,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0009 – 0,021) mg w próbce
Spectrophotometric method PN-Z-04073-1:2014-08
7 Workplace environment − air Concentration/content of chromium (VI) compounds – calculated as Cr (VI)
Range (0,0005 – 0,05) mg/m3 Range (0,0002 – 0,02) mg w próbce
Spectrophotometric method Metodyka NIOSH nr 7600 wydanie 3:20.10.2015 r.
8 Workplace environment − air Concentration/content of crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) – respirable fraction
Range (0,009 – 0,500) mg/m3 Range (10 – 400) μg w próbce
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT- IR) Metodyka NIOSH nr 7600 wydanie 3:20.10.2015 r.
9 Workplace environment − noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (25 – 122) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (35 – 138) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 pkt. 10 i strategię 3 pkt. 11
10 Workplace environment − noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time (calculated) average weekly working time
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 pkt. 10 i strategię 3 pkt. 11
11 Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (5 – 5000) lx
Direct measurement method PB/LO/13 wydanie 6 z dnia 14.04.2022 r.
12 Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated) PB/LO/13 wydanie 6 z dnia 14.04.2022 r.
13 Wastewater Sampling for chemical testing and physical properties
Temperature of wastewater/ collected wastewater sample Range (0,0 – 50,0) oC
Manual method; Automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584
14 Groundwater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken
Range (0-50) oC Measurement of the water table level Range (0-50) m
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2,6.3 | PN-77/C-04584 PB/LO/32 wyd.4 02.03.2020
15 Water, wastewater pH
range (4,0 – 12,0)
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
16 Water, wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (100 – 50000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
17 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (5,0 – 2000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007 + Ap1:2007
18 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5
Range (0,50 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Optical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem 7.2.1, 7.2.2 | ISO 17289:2014
19 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5
Range (3 – 300) mg/l O2
Optical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
20 Water, wastewater Orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,150 – 360) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5 i 6 + Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010
21 Water, wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,050 – 40,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 z wyłączeniem pkt 8 + Ap1:2010 + Ap 2:2010
22 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand COD-Cr
Range (5,00 – 1000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
23 Water, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10,0 – 5000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
24 Water, wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (5,00 – 8000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
25 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,050 – 40,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
26 Water, wastewater Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
27 Water, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
28 Water, wastewater Nitrite concentration (calculated) PN-EN 26777:1999
29 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 50,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
30 Water, wastewater Nitrate concentration (calculated) PN-82/C-04576/08
31 Water, wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 40,0) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
32 Water, wastewater Organic nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/LO/29 wydanie 4 z dnia 1.07.2020 r.
33 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB/LO/29 wydanie 4 z dnia 1.07.2020 r.
34 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 100,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PB/LO/23 wydanie 3 z dnia 1.07.2020 r. na podstawie testów Hach LCK138, LCK 238, LCK 338
35 Water, wastewater Chromium(VI) concentration
Range (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-77/C-04604.08
36 Water Chromium(VI) concentration
Range (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 18412:2007
37 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/zawartość chromu metalicznego, związków chromu; chrom (II), chrom (III), chrom (VI) – w przeliczeniu na Cr (0,00014 – 1,39) mg/m3 (0,00010– 1,00) mg w próbce Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
38 Workplace environment – air Concentration/content of metallic chromium chromium (II) compounds – calculated as Cr (II) chromium (III) compounds – calculated as Cr (III) (calculated) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
39 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/zawartość miedzi i jej związków nieorganicznych – w przeliczeniu na Cu (0,00028 – 1,39) mg/m3 (0,00020 – 1,00) mg w próbce Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
40 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/zawartość niklu i jego związków w przeliczeniu na Ni
inhalable fraction: (0,00014 – 1,39) mg/m3 (0,00010 – 1,00) mg w próbce frakcja respirabilna: (0,00015 – 1,46) mg/m3 (0,00010 – 1,00) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
41 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/zawartość ołowiu i jego związków nieorganicznych w przeliczeniu na Pb
inhalable fraction (0,00014 – 1,39) mg/m3 (0,00010 – 1,00) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
42 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/ zawartość manganu i jego związków nieorganicznych, w przeliczeniu na Mn
inhalable fraction Range (0,00014 – 1,39) mg/m3 Range (0,00010 – 1,00) mg w próbce respirable fraction Range (0,00015 – 1,46) mg/m3 Range (0,00010 – 1,00) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
43 Workplace environment – air Stężenie/zawartość kadmu i jego związków nieorganicznych, w przeliczeniu na Cd
inhalable fraction Range (0,00028 – 1,39) mg/m3 Range (0,00020 – 1,00) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
44 Workplace environment – air Concentration/content of iron oxides – calculated as Fe Iron(III) oxide Iron(II) oxide Triiron tetraoxide
inhalable fraction Range (0,0014 – 20,83) mg/m3 Range (0,0010 – 15,0) mg w próbce respirable fraction Range (0,0015 – 21,93) mg/m3 Range (0,0010 – 15,0) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
45 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations:
Cr, Pb, Zn, Ni, Mn (0,010 – 5,0) mg/l As (0,020 – 1,0) mg/l Cu, Cd, Ag (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Fe (0,10 – 20,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009

Reference standards (35)

ISO 17289:2014
Metodyka NIOSH nr 7600 wydanie 3:20.10.2015 r.
PB/LO/09 wydanie 9 z dnia 14.04.2025 r.
PB/LO/13 wydanie 6 z dnia 14.04.2022 r.
PB/LO/23 wydanie 3 z dnia 1.07.2020 r. na podstawie testów Hach LCK138, LCK 238, LCK 338
PB/LO/29 wydanie 4 z dnia 1.07.2020 r.
PN-77/C-04584
PN-77/C-04584 PB/LO/32 wyd.4 02.03.2020
PN-77/C-04604.08
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem 7.2.1, 7.2.2
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 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 18412:2007
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 z wyłączeniem pkt 8 + Ap1:2010 + Ap 2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5 i 6 + Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 pkt. 10 i strategię 3 pkt. 11
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2,6.3
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04073-1:2014-08
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