🇵🇱 INSTYTUT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA – PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironment
INSTYTUT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA – is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 336 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 8 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment. Test objects include: Water, atmospheric precipitation, Atmospheric precipitation, General environment – ambient air samples collected on filters, Water. Most frequently used techniques: Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD), Spectrophotometric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 336
- Methods in scope: 8
- Types of test objects: 4
- Techniques used: 5
- City: Warszawa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 336
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY, ul. Słowicza 32, 02-170 Warszawa, LABORATORIUM FIZYKOCHEMICZNE, ul. ks. Zygmunta Trószyńskiego 9, 01-693 Warszawa
- City
- Warszawa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (4)
- Water, atmospheric precipitation — 5 methods
- Atmospheric precipitation — 1 method
- General environment – ambient air samples collected on filters — 1 method
- Water — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (5)
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 2 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- INSTYTUT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA – (main site) — ul. Słowicza 32, 02-170 Warszawa
- PHYSICO-CHEMICAL LABORATORY — ul. ks. Zygmunta Trószyńskiego 9, 01-693 Warszawa
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 10.09.2026
- Issue no.
- 26
Accreditation scope — test methods (8)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | General environment – ambient air samples collected on filters | Ammonium nitrogen content Range (2,5 – 150) μg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | Procedura badawcza BL-PB-21 wydanie 8 z dnia 20.04.2026 r. | |
| 2 | Water, atmospheric precipitation | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 3 | Water, atmospheric precipitation | Cation concentrations Ca2+ (0,10 – 100) mg/l K+ (0,10 – 100) mg/l Mg2+ (0,10 – 100) mg/l Na+ (0,10 – 100) mg/l NH4+ (0,10 – 100) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 4 | Water, atmospheric precipitation | Anion concentrations Cl (0,10 – 100) mg/l SO42 (0,10 – 100) mg/l NO3 (0,10 – 100) mg/l PO43 (0,20 – 200) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | |
| 5 | Water, atmospheric precipitation | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,05 – 15,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Procedura badawcza BL-PB-21 wydanie 8 z dnia 20.04.2026 r. | |
| 6 | Water, atmospheric precipitation | Electrical conductivity Range (10 – 1410) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 7 | Water | Element concentration Al (0,014 – 10) mg/l Ca (2,25 – 250) mg/l Fe (0,09 – 10) mg/l K (0,27 – 30) mg/l Mg (0,27 – 30) mg/l Mn (0,018 – 2,0) mg/l Na (0,36 – 40) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | Procedura badawcza BL-PB-10 wydanie 14 z dnia 04.07.2025 r. | |
| 8 | Atmospheric precipitation | Element concentration Al (0,014 – 1,5) mg/l Ca (0,23 – 25) mg/l Fe (0,023 – 2,0) mg/l K (0,23 – 25) mg/l Mg (0,054 – 6,0) mg/l Mn (0,027 – 3,0) mg/l Na (0,091 – 10) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | Procedura badawcza BL-PB-10 wydanie 14 z dnia 04.07.2025 r. | |
Reference standards (6)
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
Procedura badawcza BL-PB-10 wydanie 14 z dnia 04.07.2025 r.
Procedura badawcza BL-PB-21 wydanie 8 z dnia 20.04.2026 r.