🇵🇱 POLWAX S.A. PL
Petrochemistry & fuelsWater & wastewater
POLWAX S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 391 (Jasło, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 62 test methods in the following areas: Petrochemistry & fuels, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), Water, wastewater, Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, light fuel oil. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Titrimetric method, Needle penetration method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 391
- Methods in scope: 62
- Types of test objects: 16
- Techniques used: 23
- City: Jasło, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 391
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- Laboratorium, ul. 3-ego Maja 101, 38-200 Jasło
- City
- Jasło, Poland
What this laboratory tests (16)
- Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) — 14 methods
- Water, wastewater — 13 methods
- Liquid fuels: diesel fuel — 8 methods
- Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, light fuel oil — 3 methods
- Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol — 3 methods
- Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel — 3 methods
- Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, light fuel oil — 3 methods
- Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen, bituminous products — 3 methods
- Wastewater — 3 methods
- Groundwater — 2 methods
- Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen — 2 methods
- Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, heating oil, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) — 1 method
- Other petroleum products: paraffin products — 1 method
- Other petroleum products: petroleum waxes, paraffins — 1 method
- Paliwa ciekłe: benzyny bezołowiowe, olej napędowy, olej opałowy lekki — 1 method
- and 1 more
Analytical techniques used (23)
- Gravimetric method — 6 methods
- Titrimetric method — 5 methods
- Needle penetration method — 4 methods
- Conductometric method — 3 methods
- Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) — 3 methods
- Optical method — 3 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 3 methods
- Coulometric titration method — 2 methods
- Electrochemical method — 2 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Oscillation method — 2 methods
- Pensky-Martens closed cup method — 2 methods
- Ring and Ball method — 2 methods
- Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) — 2 methods
- Visual method — 2 methods
- and 8 more
Laboratory sections (2)
- Laboratorium Oddział Czechowice — 33 methods
- Laboratorium Oddział Jasło — 29 methods
Laboratory locations
- Laboratorium Oddział Czechowice — ul. Łukasiewicza 2, 43-502 Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Laboratorium Oddział Jasło — ul. 3-go Maja 101, 38-200 Jasło
Accreditation scope — test methods (62)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratorium Oddział Czechowice | |||||
| 1 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Sampling from tanks for chemical and physical testing – spot sampling | PN-EN ISO 3170:2006 | ||
| 2 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, heating oil, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Density Range (720,0 – 1000,0) kg/m3 |
Oscillation method | PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08 | PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08/Ap1:2025-08 | |
| 3 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Cold filter plugging point Range ((-35) – 0) °C |
Optical method | PN-EN 116:2015-09 | |
| 4 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Cetane index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 4264:2018-08 | ||
| 5 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) content Range (3,0 – 11,0) %(V/V) |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) | PN-EN 14078:2014-06 | |
| 6 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Cloud point Range ((-20) – (+10))°C |
Optical method | PN-EN ISO 3015:2019-06 | |
| 7 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Oxidation stability Range (8,0 – 48,0) h |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 15751:2014-05 | |
| 8 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel | Sampling from dispensers for chemical and physical testing | PN-EN 14275:2013-06 | ||
| 9 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel | Fractional composition Range (25,0 – 400,0) °C |
Distillation method | PN-EN ISO 3405:2019-05 z wyłączeniem punktu 9 | |
| 10 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel | Copper strip corrosion Range 1 – 4 |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 2160:2004 | |
| 11 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Sulfur content Range (5,0 – 50,0) mg/kg |
Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry | PN-EN ISO 20884:2020-03 | PN-EN ISO 20884:2020-03/A1:2022-03 | |
| 12 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol | Air saturated vapour pressure ASVP Range (30,0 – 100,0) kPa |
Mini Reid method | PN-EN 13016-1:2024-11 | |
| 13 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol | Dry vapour pressure equivalent (DVPE) (calculated) | PN-EN 13016-1:2024-11 | ||
| 14 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol | Volatility index (calculated) | PN-EN 228+A1:2017-06 | ||
| 15 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Flash point Range (40,0 – 80,0) °C |
Pensky-Martens closed cup method | PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08 | PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08/A1:2021-06 | |
| 16 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Water content Range (0,003 – 0,080) %(m/m) |
Coulometric titration method | PN-EN ISO 12937:2005 | PN-EN ISO 12937:2005/Ap1:2021-11 | |
| 17 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Copper strip corrosion Range 1 - 4 |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 2160:2004 | |
| 18 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Flash point Range (150,0 – 175,0) °C |
Equilibrium method in a closed cup | PN-EN ISO 3679:2023-05 z wyłączeniem procedury A i C | |
| 19 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Content of esters and linolenic acid methyl ester linolenic acid (6,0 – 12,0) %(m/m) FAME (90,0 – 99,7) %(m/m) |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN 14103:2020-06 | |
| 20 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Water content Range (0,003 – 0,080) %(m/m) |
Coulometric titration method | PN-EN ISO 12937:2005 | PN-EN ISO 12937:2005/Ap1:2021-11 | |
| 21 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Content of free and total glycerol and of mono-, di- and triacylglycerols free glycerol (0,005 – 0,050) %(m/m) monoacylglycerols (0,25 – 1,25) %(m/m) diacylglycerols (0,10 – 0,50) %(m/m) triacylglycerols (0,10 – 0,50) %(m/m) |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN 14105:2025-04 | |
| 22 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Total glycerol content (calculated) | PN-EN 14105:2025-04 | ||
| 23 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Acid value Range (0,10 – 0,50) mg KOH/g |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 14104:2021-06 | |
| 24 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Methanol content Range (0,01 – 0,50) %(m/m) |
Headspace gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (HS-GC-FID) | PN-EN 14110:2019-05 | |
| 25 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Iodine value Range (100 – 120) g jodu/100g |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 14111:2022-11 | |
| 26 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Oxidation stability Range (4,0 – 14,0) h |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 14112:2021-05 | |
| 27 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Phosphorus content Range (4,0 – 20,0) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN 14107:2004 | |
| 28 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Ca, Mg, Na and K content Ca (0,3 – 5,4) mg/kg Mg (0,3 – 4,6) mg/kg Na (0,4 – 5,0) mg/kg K (0,6 – 5,3) mg/kg P (1,0 – 5,0) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN 14538:2025-06 | |
| 29 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Zawartość Na+K, Ca+Mg (z obliczeń) | PN-EN 14538:2025-06 | ||
| 30 | Liquid fuels: fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Cold filter plugging point Range ((-35) – 0) °C |
Optical method | PN-EN 116:2015-09 | |
| 31 | Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen | Needle penetration Range (10 – 250) 0,1 mm |
Needle penetration method | PN-EN 1426:2025-02 | |
| 32 | Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen | Softening point Range (40,0 – 120,0) °C |
Ring and Ball method | PN-EN 1427:2015-08 | |
| 33 | Other petroleum products: petroleum waxes, paraffins | Needle penetration Range (5 – 60) 0,1 mm |
Needle penetration method | PN-C-04313:2018-02 | |
| Laboratorium Oddział Jasło | |||||
| 34 | Paliwa ciekłe: benzyny bezołowiowe, olej napędowy, olej opałowy lekki | Density Range (700,0 – 860,0) kg/m3 |
Oscillation method | PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08 | PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08/Ap1:2025-08 | |
| 35 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Residue after incineration Range (0,001 – 0,060) % (m/m) |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN ISO 6245:2008 | |
| 36 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Oxidation stability Range (3 - 25) g/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN ISO 12205:2011 | |
| 37 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel | Carbon residue on 10% distillation residue Range (0,01 – 0,30) % (m/m) |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN ISO 10370:2014-12 | |
| 38 | Liquid fuels: diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Flash point Range (50,0 – 65,0) °C |
Pensky-Martens closed cup method | PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08 | PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08/A1:2021-06 | |
| 39 | Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen, bituminous products | Needle penetration Range (7 – 330) 0,1mm |
Needle penetration method | PN-EN 1426:2025-02 | |
| 40 | Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen, bituminous products | Softening point Range (30,0 – 110,0) °C |
Ring and Ball method | PN-EN 1427:2015-08 | |
| 41 | Other petroleum products: paving bitumen, industrial bitumen, bituminous products | Flash point and fire point Range (220 – 340) °C |
Cleveland open cup method | PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10 | |
| 42 | Other petroleum products: paraffin products | Needle penetration Range (17 – 100) 0,1mm |
Needle penetration method | PN-C-04313:2018-02 | |
| 43 | Liquid fuels: unleaded petrol, diesel fuel, light fuel oil | Sampling from tanks for chemical and physical testing – spot sampling | PN-EN ISO 3170:2006 | ||
| 44 | Groundwater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt.5.2; 6.2; 6.3. | ||
| 45 | Groundwater | Temperature Range (2,0 – 40,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 46 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 47 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (2,0 – 40,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 48 | Wastewater | Phenol index Range (0,10 – 10,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda A | |
| 49 | Water | Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 50 | Water, wastewater | pH Range (2,0 – 12,0) |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 51 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand – COD Range (30 – 700) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6060:2006 | |
| 52 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5 – 400) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 53 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand – COD Range (5,0 – 1000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 54 | Water, wastewater | Phenol index Range (0,005 – 0,1) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda B | |
| 55 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (10 – 2000) µS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 56 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (1 – 100) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 57 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 58 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5 Range (3 – 1000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 59 | Water, wastewater | Sulphate (IV) concentration Range (10 – 1000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 60 | Water, wastewater | Ether extract concentration Range (0,5 – 50) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-86/C-04573/01 | |
| 61 | Water, wastewater | Mineral oil index Range (0,20 – 20) mg/l |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003 | |
| 62 | Water, wastewater | Total organic carbon concentration (TOC) Range (1,00 – 1000) mg/l |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) | PN-EN 1484:1999 | |
Reference standards (53)
PN-77/C-04584
PN-86/C-04573/01
PN-C-04313:2018-02
PN-EN 116:2015-09
PN-EN 13016-1:2024-11
PN-EN 14078:2014-06
PN-EN 14103:2020-06
PN-EN 14104:2021-06
PN-EN 14105:2025-04
PN-EN 14107:2004
PN-EN 14110:2019-05
PN-EN 14111:2022-11
PN-EN 14112:2021-05
PN-EN 1426:2025-02
PN-EN 14275:2013-06
PN-EN 1427:2015-08
PN-EN 14538:2025-06
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 15751:2014-05
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 228+A1:2017-06
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10370:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08
PN-EN ISO 12185:2024-08/Ap1:2025-08
PN-EN ISO 12205:2011
PN-EN ISO 12937:2005
PN-EN ISO 12937:2005/Ap1:2021-11
PN-EN ISO 20884:2020-03
PN-EN ISO 20884:2020-03/A1:2022-03
PN-EN ISO 2160:2004
PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10
PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08
PN-EN ISO 2719:2016-08/A1:2021-06
PN-EN ISO 3015:2019-06
PN-EN ISO 3170:2006
PN-EN ISO 3405:2019-05 z wyłączeniem punktu 9
PN-EN ISO 3679:2023-05 z wyłączeniem procedury A i C
PN-EN ISO 4264:2018-08
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6245:2008
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt.5.2; 6.2; 6.3.
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda A
PN-ISO 6439:1994 Metoda B
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994