🇵🇱 GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA PL

PCA AB 177 • Warszawa, Poland • 85 methods

Water & wastewaterMaterials & polymers

GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 177 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 85 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Water, Wastewater, Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommuni…. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection, Titrimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 177
  • Methods in scope: 85
  • Types of test objects: 5
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Warszawa, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 177
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Chmielna 132/134, 00-805 Warszawa, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM BADAWCZE, ODDZIAŁ W SZCZECINIE, ul. Wały Chrobrego 4
City
Warszawa, Poland

What this laboratory tests (5)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Laboratory sections (3)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (85)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Pracownia Terenowa
1 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem p.9.2 i 9.4 | PN-ISO 5667-9:2005 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem p. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
2 Water Temperature
Range (0 – 50,0) °C
PN-77/C-04584
3 Water Dissolved oxygen concentration
Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l O2
Optical method ISO 17289:2014
4 Water Dissolved oxygen concentration
Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
5 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual and automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
6 Wastewater Temperature
Range (0 – 50,0) °C
PN-77/C-04584
7 Water, wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (10,0 – 13 000) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
8 Water, wastewater pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
9 General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (24 – 135) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 7 września 2021 r. (t. j. Dz.U. z 2023 r., poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
10 General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 7 września 2021 r. (t. j. Dz.U. z 2023 r., poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
11 Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations: broadband measurements Electric field strength:
in the frequency range od 10 MHz do 60 GHz Range (0,5 – 300) V/m
Regulated area: Pomiary pola elektromagnetycznego w środowisku wykonywane dla celów obszaru regulowanego. Potwierdzono kompetencje laboratorium z uwzględnieniem mających zastosowanie wymagań przepisów aktów wykonawczych do ustawy z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska.
Direct measurement method Załącznik do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu z dnia 17.02.2020 r. (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 2630)
12 Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations: broadband measurements Magnetic field strength:
in the frequency range od 10 MHz do 60 GHz (calculated)
Regulated area: Pomiary pola elektromagnetycznego w środowisku wykonywane dla celów obszaru regulowanego. Potwierdzono kompetencje laboratorium z uwzględnieniem mających zastosowanie wymagań przepisów aktów wykonawczych do ustawy z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska.
Załącznik do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu z dnia 17.02.2020 r. (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 2630)
Pracownia w Szczecinie
13 Water Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,001 – 10,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
14 Water Nitrite concentration (calculated) PN-EN 26777:1999
15 Water Total nitrogen concentration
Range (0,25 – 100) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001
16 Water Dissolved ion concentration
chlorides (1,0 – 1000) mg/l nitrates (0,50 – 300) mg/l sulfates (1,0 – 1000) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 10) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
17 Water Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
18 Water Dissolved ion concentration
potassium (0,50 – 100) mg/l sodium (1,0 – 500) mg/l magnesium (1,0 – 100) mg/l calcium (2,0 – 500) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
19 Water Metal concentrations
barium (0,020 – 10) mg/l boron (0,100 – 10) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
20 Water Metal concentrations
arsenic (0,001 – 5) mg/l selenium (0,002 – 5) mg/l cadmium (0,000024 – 10) mg/l lead (0,00036 – 10) mg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
21 Water Metal concentrations
cadmium (0,000024 – 10) mg/l lead (0,00036 – 10) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4
22 Water Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,01 – 50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 7 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
23 Wastewater Metal concentrations
cadmium (0,0001 – 10) mg/l lead (0,001 – 10) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4
24 Wastewater Metal concentrations
cadmium (0,0001 – 10) mg/l lead (0,001 – 10) mg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
25 Water, wastewater Phenol index
Range (0,0030 – 5,0) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 p. 4
26 Water, wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (0,3 – 100) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
27 Water, wastewater Volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration
Trichloroethylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Tetrachloroethylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Trichloromethane ( 0,5 – 100) µg/l Benzene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Toluene (1,0 – 100) µg/l m,p-Xylene (2,0 – 200) µg/l o-Xylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l 1,2- Dichloroetan (1,0 – 100) µg/l Hexachlorobutadiene (0,18 – 100) µg/l
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection (P&T GC-MS) PN-EN ISO 15680:2008
28 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen concentration (sum)
Range (0,10 – 500) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
29 Water, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,0010 – 100) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
30 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
31 Water, wastewater Nitrate concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
32 Water, wastewater Nitrite concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
33 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,01 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
34 Water, wastewater Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
35 Water, wastewater Ammonia concentration (calculated) PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
36 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,010 – 10) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
37 Water, wastewater Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
38 Water, wastewater Ammonia concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
39 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB-26/CLB wyd.1 z dnia 16.01.2026r.
40 Water, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10 – 5000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
41 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
42 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (0,6 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
43 Water, wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,03 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 8 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
44 Water, wastewater Dissolved orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,030 – 300) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 15681-2:2019-02
45 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr
Range (5 – 2000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
46 Water, wastewater Mineral oil index / petroleum hydrocarbons C10-C40
Range (0,05 – 100) mg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
47 Water, wastewater Dissolved orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,03 – 300) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 4 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
48 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations
chromium (0,001 – 10) mg/l aluminium (0,005 – 10) mg/l manganese (0,001 – 10) mg/l copper (0,001 – 10) mg/l nickel (0,001 – 10) mg/l iron (0,005 – 10) mg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
49 Water, wastewater Total organic carbon concentration
Range (2,0 – 200) mg/l
Spectrometry method in the infrared range IR PN-EN 1484:1999
50 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 3000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
51 Water, wastewater Element concentration
zinc (0,0050 – 100) mg/l iron (0,050 – 100) mg/l manganese (0,0050 – 100) mg/l total phosphorus (0,010 – 20) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
52 Water, wastewater Mercury concentration
Range (0,013 – 100) µg/l
Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
53 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations
cobalt (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l molybdenum (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l vanadium (0,010 – 2,0) mg/l beryllium (0,00020 – 1,0) mg/l silver (0,0010 – 0,1) mg/l thallium (0,0005 – 1,0) mg/l antimony (0,0005 – 0,5) mg/l copper (0,0010 – 10) mg/l chromium (0,0010 – 10) mg/l nickel (0,0010 – 10) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4
Pracownia w Koszalinie
54 Water Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,001 – 2,5) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
55 Water Dissolved ion concentration
nitrates (0,44 – 50,0) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 10,0) mg/l sulfates (2,5 – 100) mg/l chlorides (1,0 – 300) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
56 Water Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
57 Water Total nitrogen concentration
Range (0,03 – 200) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001
58 Water Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
59 Water Total concentration of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (5 – 500) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,05 – 5) mmol/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
60 Water Alkalinity
Range (20 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,2 – 10) mmol/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001 | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001/Ap1:2004
61 Water Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (0,3 – 10) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
62 Wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 250) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
63 Wastewater Nitrate concentration (calculated) PN-82/C-04576.08
64 Wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 100) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
65 Wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,005 – 25) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
66 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,010 – 100) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
67 Water, wastewater Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
68 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,05 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
69 Water, wastewater Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
70 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen concentration (sum)
Range (0,10 – 200) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
71 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
72 Water, wastewater Nitrate concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
73 Water, wastewater Nitrite concentration (calculated) PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
74 Water, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,001 – 2,5) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
75 Water, wastewater Nitrite concentration (calculated) PN-EN 26777:1999
76 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-73/C-04576.14
77 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
78 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr
Range (4,0 – 10000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
79 Water, wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (5,0 – 10000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
80 Water, wastewater Phosphorus concentration
Range (0,005 – 200,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 7 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
81 Water, wastewater Orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,015 – 25,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 4 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
82 Water, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10 – 5000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
83 Water, wastewater Dissolved solids concentration
Range (1 – 3000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15216:2022-03
84 Water, wastewater Calcium concentration
Range (2 – 200) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6058:1999
85 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 3000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007 | PN-EN 872:2007/Ap1:2007

Reference standards (53)

ISO 17289:2014
PB-26/CLB wyd.1 z dnia 16.01.2026r.
PN-73/C-04576.14
PN-77/C-04584
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 15216:2022-03
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN 872:2007/Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001
PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 p. 4
PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 15680:2008
PN-EN ISO 15681-2:2019-02
PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem p.9.2 i 9.4
PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 7
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 7
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 rozdz. 8
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001/Ap1:2004
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem p. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10
PN-ISO 5667-9:2005
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 7 września 2021 r. (t. j. Dz.U. z 2023 r., poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
Załącznik do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu z dnia 17.02.2020 r. (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 2630)