🇵🇱 INSTYTUT EKOLOGII TERENÓW UPRZEMYSŁOWIONYCH PL

PCA AB 325 • Katowice, Poland • 60 methods

EnvironmentWater & wastewaterPetrochemistry & fuelsMaterials & polymers

INSTYTUT EKOLOGII TERENÓW UPRZEMYSŁOWIONYCH is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 325 (Katowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 60 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater, Petrochemistry & fuels, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, Wastewater, Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels, Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01…, Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Spectrophotometric method, High-temperature combustion with IR detection.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 325
  • Methods in scope: 60
  • Types of test objects: 15
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Katowice, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 325
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM, ul. Kossutha 6, 40-844 Katowice
City
Katowice, Poland

What this laboratory tests (15)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Accreditation scope — test methods (60)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10
2 Water Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Range (10 – 100 000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15216:2022-03
3 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
4 Water, Wastewater Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (0,05 – 50) mmol/l Range (5,0 – 5000) mg /l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
5 Water, Wastewater pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
6 Water, Wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 25000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
7 Water, Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand -COD- Cr
Range (15,0 – 1500) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
8 Water, Wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (5,0 – 10 000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
9 Water, Wastewater Sulphate (VI) concentration
Range (10,0 – 10 000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
10 Water, Wastewater Orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,050 – 100)mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p.4 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
11 Water, Wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,05 – 50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PB-15, wydanie 4 z dnia 30.05.2018 r.
12 Water, Wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,008 – 3,2) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
13 Water, Wastewater Metal concentrations
potassium (0,10 – 2000) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-05/1, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
14 Water, Wastewater Mercury concentration
Range (0,015 – 20 ) μg/l
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN ISO 12846:2012/Ap1:2016-07
15 Water, Wastewater Arsenic concentration
Range (0,5 – 40) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PB-05/4, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
16 Water, Wastewater Metal concentrations
cadmium (0,20 – 40) μg/l lead (2,0 – 200) μg/l arsenic (5,0 – 20) μg/l selenium (5,0 – 25) μg/l antimony (5,0 – 25) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PB-05/5, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
17 Water, Wastewater Total organic carbon concentration (TOC)
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/l
Infrared spectrometry method (IR) PN-EN 1484:1999
18 Water, Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,25 – 50) mg /l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
19 Water, Wastewater Element concentration
calcium (0,500 – 5000) mg/l magnesium (0,100 – 1000) mg/l sodium (1,00 – 2000) mg/l iron (0,020 – 100) mg/l manganese (0,010 – 100) mg/l zinc (0,005 – 100) mg/l cadmium (0,003 – 0,50) mg/l lead (0,015 – 0,50) mg/l chromium (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l copper (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l nickel (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l cobalt (0,020 – 10,0) mg/l barium (0,100 – 100) mg/l boron (0,100 – 100) mg/l strontium (0,100 – 10) mg/l molybdenum (0,100 – 10,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
20 Water, Wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (5,0 – 6000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap.1:2007
21 Soil Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 10381-5:2009
22 Soil Mercury content
Range (0,1 – 20) mg/kg
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PB-20, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
23 Soil Arsenic content
Range (0,40 – 400) mg/kg
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PB-08/4, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
24 Soil Metal concentrations
zinc (5,0 – 10000) mg/kg cadmium (2,0 – 1000) mg/kg lead (20 – 2000) mg/kg chromium (3,0 – 1000) mg/kg copper (5,0 – 1000) mg/kg nickel (3,0 – 1000) mg/kg cobalt (5,0 – 1000) mg/kg barium (10 – 1000) mg/kg molybdenum (10 – 1000) mg/kg tin (10 – 1000) mg/kg
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB-08/2, wydanie 6 z dnia 28.06.2019 r.
25 Soil Dry matter content / water content
Range (0,1 – 99,9) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 11465:1999
26 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12 19 05 99 Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-EN 14899:2006
27 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 05 99, 19 10 04, 19 12 09 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 20 03 01 Dry matter content / water content
Range (0,1 – 99,9) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 11465:1999
28 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Total organic carbon (TOC) concentration and content
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/l Range (10,0 – 10000) mg/kg
Infrared spectrometry method (IR) PN-EN 1484:1999 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
29 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Range (10 – 20 000) mg/l Range (100 – 200 000) mg/kg
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15216:2022-03 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
30 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 pH
Range 2,0 – 13,0
Potentiometric method PB-18, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r. | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
31 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 25000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
32 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Chloride concentration and content
Range (5,0 – 400) mg/l Range (50 – 4000) mg/kg
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
33 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Sulphate (VI) concentration and content
Range (10 – 5000) mg/l Range (100 – 50000) mg/kg
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
34 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Concentration and content of metals
arsenic (0,05 – 0,20 ) mg/kg selenium (0,05 – 0,25) mg/kg antimony (0,07 – 0,25) mg/kg
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PB-05/5, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r. | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
35 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12 Chlorine content
chlorine (0,050 – 3,000) %
Turbidimetric method PN-EN 14582:2017-02
36 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Loss on ignition
Range (5,0 – 99,9) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15935:2022-01
37 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Residue on ignition
Range (0,1 – 95,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15935:2022-01
38 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Biodegradable fraction content
mass fraction of biomass using selective dissolution Range (5,00 – 99,0) % Content of the non-biodegradable fraction mass fraction of non-biomass (calculated)
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21644:2021-07
39 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Total moisture content
Range (1,0 – 80,0) %
Gravimetric method SIST–TSCEN/TS 15414–1:2010
40 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Moisture content in the general analytical sample
Range (0,10 – 5,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21660-3:2021-08
41 Waste: code 20 03 01, 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 19 05 99 Ash content
Range (0,90 – 83,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21656:2021-08
42 Waste: code 19 12 10 Mercury content
Range (0,1 – 6,0) mg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PB-21, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
43 Waste: code 19 05 01, 19 05 03, 19 05 99 Respiration activity AT4
Range (4,0 – 50,0) mg/g
Manometric method ÖNORM S2027-4:2011
44 Waste: code 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 20 03 01, Hydrogen and carbon content:
Hydrogen (4,00 – 11,00) % Carbon (35,0 – 70,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-EN ISO 21663:2021-06
45 Waste: code 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 20 03 01, Gross calorific value
Range (4000 – 33000) J/g Net calorific value (calculated)
Calorimetric method PN-EN ISO 21654:2021-12
46 Waste: code 19 12 10, 19 12 12, 20 03 01, Sulfur content
Range (0,05 – 1,20) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN–EN 15408:2011
47 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 05 99, 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Element concentration and content
sodium (1,00 – 2000) mg/l Range (10,0 – 20000)mg/kg zinc (0,005 – 100) mg/l (0,050 – 1000) mg/kg cadmium (0,003 – 0,50) mg/l (0,030 – 5,00) mg/kg lead (0,02 – 1,0) mg/l (0,2 – 10) mg/kg chromium (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l (0,100 – 100) mg/kg copper (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l (0,100 – 100) mg/kg nickel (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l (0,100 – 100) mg/kg barium (0,100 – 100) mg/l (1,00 – 1000) mg/kg molybdenum (0,100 – 10,0) mg/l (1,00 – 100) mg/kg
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
48 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 05 99, 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Mercury concentration and content
Range (1,0 – 20) μg/l Range (0,01 – 0,20) mg/kg
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PB-19, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r. | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
49 Waste: code 02 07 99, 03 03 07, 10 01 82 10 01 02, 10 02 08, 12 01 15 16 07 99, 19 05 01, 19 05 03 19 05 99, 19 10 04, 19 12 09 Arsenic concentration and content
Range (0,50 – 40) μg/l Range (0,005 – 0,40) mg/kg
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PB-05/4, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r. | PN-EN 12457-2:2006
50 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Chlorine content
chlorine (0,050 – 3,000) %
Turbidimetric method PN-EN 14582:2017-02
51 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Biodegradable fraction content
mass fraction of biomass using selective dissolution Range (5,00 – 99,0) % Content of the non-biodegradable fraction mass fraction of non-biomass (calculated)
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21644:2021-07
52 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Total moisture content
Range (1,0 – 80,0) %
Gravimetric method SIST–TSCEN/TS 15414–1:2010
53 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Moisture content in the general analytical sample
Range (0,10 – 5,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21660-3:2021-08
54 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Ash content
Range (0,90 – 83,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN ISO 21656:2021-08
55 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Mercury content
Range (0,1 – 6,0) mg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PB-21, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
56 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Hydrogen and carbon content:
Hydrogen (4,00 – 11,00) % Carbon (35,0 – 70,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-EN ISO 21663:2021-06
57 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Gross calorific value
Range (4000 – 33000) J/g Net calorific value (calculated)
Calorimetric method PN-EN ISO 21654:2021-12
58 Solid fuels: Solid recovered fuels Sulfur content
Range (0,05 – 1,20) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-EN 15408:2011
59 General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants. A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (22 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
60 General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants. A-weighted equivalent sound level over the reference time T expressed by the indicators, LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F

Reference standards (44)

PB-05/1, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-05/4, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-05/5, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-08/2, wydanie 6 z dnia 28.06.2019 r.
PB-08/4, wydanie 5 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-15, wydanie 4 z dnia 30.05.2018 r.
PB-18, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-19, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-20, wydanie 2 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PB-21, wydanie 3 z dnia 30.08.2017 r.
PN-EN 12457-2:2006
PN-EN 14582:2017-02
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 14899:2006
PN-EN 15216:2022-03
PN-EN 15408:2011
PN-EN 15935:2022-01
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap.1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 12846:2012/Ap1:2016-07
PN-EN ISO 21644:2021-07
PN-EN ISO 21654:2021-12
PN-EN ISO 21656:2021-08
PN-EN ISO 21660-3:2021-08
PN-EN ISO 21663:2021-06
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p.4 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-ISO 10381-5:2009
PN-ISO 11465:1999
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10
PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN–EN 15408:2011
SIST–TSCEN/TS 15414–1:2010
Załącznik Nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
ÖNORM S2027-4:2011