🇵🇱 PGE GÓRNICTWO I ENERGETYKA KONWENCJONALNA S.A. PL

PCA AB 392 • Bełchatów, Poland • 76 methods

EnvironmentPetrochemistry & fuelsWater & wastewaterMaterials & polymers

PGE GÓRNICTWO I ENERGETYKA KONWENCJONALNA S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 392 (Bełchatów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 76 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Petrochemistry & fuels, Water & wastewater, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal, Water, water intended for human consumption, Workplace environment – air, Chemical products: gypsum. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Thermogravimetric method (TGA), Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 392
  • Methods in scope: 76
  • Types of test objects: 24
  • Techniques used: 27
  • City: Bełchatów, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 392
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
– ODDZIAŁ ELEKTROWNIA BEŁCHATÓW, WYDZIAŁ LABORATORIÓW, Wola Grzymalina 3, 97-406 Bełchatów
City
Bełchatów, Poland

What this laboratory tests (24)

Analytical techniques used (27)

Laboratory sections (4)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (76)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Laboratorium Węglowe; Wola Grzymalina 3, 97-406 Bełchatów
1 Solid fuels: lignite Total moisture content
Range (5,0 – 70,0) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/19 wydanie 16 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
2 Solid fuels: lignite Total moisture content
Range (5,0 – 70,0) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-ISO 5068:2004
3 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content
Range (2,0 – 25,0) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/19 wydanie 16 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
4 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content
Range (2,0 – 25,0) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-ISO 589:2006
5 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,1 – 25,0) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-G-04560:1998 | PN-ISO 5068:2004
6 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (2,0 – 25,0) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/19 wydanie 16 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
7 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Gross calorific value
Range (5000 – 35000) J/g Net calorific value (calculated)
Calorimetric method PS-ciepło spalania/37 wydanie 12 z dnia 03.02.2022 r.
8 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Gross calorific value
Range (5000 – 35000) J/g Net calorific value (calculated)
Calorimetric method PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
9 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Total sulfur content
Range (0,15 – 8,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04584:2001
10 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Volatile matter content
Range (10,00 – 50,00) %
Gravimetric method PN-G-04516:1998
11 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Ash content
Range (3,00 – 60,00) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PN-G-04560:1998
12 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Ash content
Range (4,0 – 50,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 1171:2002
13 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Total carbon content
Range (30,00 – 80,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
14 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Hydrogen and nitrogen content
hydrogen (2,00 – 6,00) % nitrogen (0,30 – 4,00) %
High-temperature combustion method with IR detection; High-temperature combustion method with TC detection PN-G-04571:1998
15 Solid fuels: lignite, hard coal Mercury content
Range (40,00 – 600,00) µg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique EPA Method 7473:2007
16 Solid fuels: lignite Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-G-04502:2014-11 pkt. 5.3.1.3 | PN-ISO 5069-1:2002 pkt. 4.1
17 Waste O): code 10 01 01, 10 01 02, 10 01 80 Total carbon content
Range (0,50 – 40,00) %
Regulated area: O) kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PS-C/100 wydanie 12 z dnia 22.12.2025 r. | PN-G-04571:1998
18 Waste O): code 10 01 01, 10 01 02, 10 01 80 Mercury content
Range (10,00 – 5000,00) µg/kg
Regulated area: O) kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique EPA Method 7473:2007
19 Odpady O): kod 10 01 01 Sampling for chemical testing
Regulated area: O) kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
PS-pobór/102 wydanie 6 z dnia 07.11.2022 r.
20 Odpady O): kod 10 01 02 Sampling for chemical testing
Regulated area: O) kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
PS-pobór/103 wydanie 6 z dnia 16.11.2022 r.
21 Chemical products: gypsum Mercury content
Range (50,00 – 450,00) µg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique EPA Method 7473:2007
22 Osad ściekowy, Odpady O): kod 10 01 05, 10 01 25 Mercury content
Range (200,00 – 15000,00) µg/kg
Regulated area: O) kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique EPA Method 7473:2007
23 Wastewater Mercury content
Range (1,00 – 1000,00) µg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique EPA Method 7473:2007
Laboratorium Wodno-Analityczne; Wola Grzymalina 3, 97-406 Bełchatów
24 Water Total copper concentration
Range (0,50 – 200) µg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
25 Water Ionised silica concentration
Range (0,008 – 0,050) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PS-SiO2/86 wydanie 11 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
26 Water Total iron concentration
Range (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PS-Feog/1 wydanie 10 z dnia 23.12.2025 r.
27 Water, water intended for human consumption pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
28 Water, water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (5,0 – 2000) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
29 Water, water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,50 – 40) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
30 Water, water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
31 Water, water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
chlorides (0,10 – 250) mg/l sulfates (0,10 – 500) mg/l nitrates (0,10 – 250) mg/l nitrate nitrogen (0,023 – 56,5) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
32 Water, water intended for human consumption Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (0,05 – 10) mmol/l Range (0,1 – 20) mval/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
33 Water, water intended for human consumption Cation concentrations
sodium (0,80 – 80) mg/l potassium (0,20 – 20) mg/l calcium (2,00 – 200) mg/l magnesium (0,50 – 50) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
34 Water, water intended for human consumption Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,003 – 0,12) mg/l Nitrite concentration Range (0,01 – 0,40) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
35 Water, water intended for human consumption Carbon concentration
OWN (0,05 – 1,00) mg/l OW (0,10 – 2,00) mg/l TOC (calculated) TOC (0,5 – 20,0) mg/l
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-EN 1484:1999
36 Water, water intended for human consumption Mercury concentration
Range (0,04 – 4,0) µg/l
Cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVAFS) PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
37 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Cd (0,5 − 50) µg/l Cu (0,5 − 100) µg/l Mn (0,5 − 100) µg/l Ni (1,0 − 100) µg/l Sb (2,0 − 100) µg/l Se (2,0 − 100) µg/l As (2,0 − 100) µg/l Pb (2,0 − 100) µg/l Zn (2,0 − 500) µg/l Cr (2,0 − 500) µg/l Al (5,0 − 500) µg/l Fe (10,0 − 500) µg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
38 Workplace environment – air samples collected on filters Content of iron oxides calculated as Fe Iron (III) oxide Iron (II) oxide Triiron tetraoxide
inhalable fraction, respirable fraction Range (0,0025 – 10) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PS-Fe,Mn środowisko pracy/175 wydanie 1 z dnia 01.09.2022 r.
39 Workplace environment – air samples collected on filters Content of manganese and its inorganic compounds calculated as Mn
inhalable fraction, respirable fraction Range (0,0025 – 0,50) mg w próbce
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PS-Fe,Mn środowisko pracy/175 wydanie 1 z dnia 01.09.2022 r.
40 Workplace environment – air samples collected on sorbent tubes Nitrogen oxide content
Range (0,0010 – 0,050) mg w próbce
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) OSHA Method 190
41 Workplace environment – air samples collected on sorbent tubes Nitrogen dioxide content
Range (0,0003 – 0,050) mg w próbce
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) OSHA Method 182
42 Chemical products: limestone, limestone powder Chemical composition
SiO2 (0,10 – 7,88) % Al2O3 (0,10 – 1,90) % Fe2O3 (0,10 – 1,17) % CaO (44,3 – 55,4) % CaCO3 (79,1– 98,9) % - z obliczeń MgO (0,15 – 2,25) % MgCO3 (0,31 – 4,71) % - z obliczeń
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) PS-sorbenty stop. XRF/165 wydanie 4 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
43 Chemical products: electrical insulating oils Content of free and dissolved gases
CO (10 – 1000) µl/l CO2 (100 – 1000) µl/l C2H4, C2H2, C2H6, H2, CH4 (10 – 500) µl/l
Headspace gas chromatography with flame ionization and thermal conductivity detection (HS-GC-FID and HS-GC-TCD) PN-EN 60567:2012 | PN-EN IEC 60599:2023-02
44 Lubricating materials: industrial lubricating oils, Liquid fuels: light fuel oil Water content
Range (0,003 – 0,100) %(m/m)
Coulometric titration method PN-EN ISO 12937:2005+Ap1:2021-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.2.5-6.2.8
45 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Kinematic viscosity at 40°C
Range (10,00 – 500,0) mm2/s
Capillary method PN-EN ISO 3104:2024-01 Procedura A
46 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Flash point
Range (111 – 280) °C
Cleveland open cup method PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10
47 Lubricants: industrial lubricating oils Particle size distribution and cleanliness class
Range (4 – 70) µm Concentration (0 – 30000) cząstek/ml
Optical method ISO 11500:2022-12 (z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.2) wraz z PN-ISO 4406:2005 (z wyłączeniem pkt. 3.5)
48 Lubricating materials: industrial lubricating oils, Chemical products: electrical insulating oils Acid value
Range (0,03 – 3,0) mg KOH/g
Potentiometric titration method PN-ISO 6619:2011
Laboratorium Odsiarczania Spalin i Oczyszczalni Ścieków; Wola Grzymalina 3, 97-406 Bełchatów
49 Chemical products: gypsum pH
Range 5,0 – 9,0
Potentiometric method PS-pHgips/52 wydanie 11 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
50 Chemical products: gypsum Moisture content
Range (5,0 – 20,0) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/51 wydanie 10 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
51 Chemical products: gypsum Whiteness
Ry (40,0 – 85,0)
Spectrophotometric method PS-białość/54 wydanie 10 z dnia 14.10.2024 r.
52 Chemical products: gypsum Content of soluble chlorides
Range (10 – 300) mg/kg
Titrimetric method PS-Cl gips/38 wydanie 12 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
53 Chemical products: gypsum Content of the sum of calcium and magnesium carbonates
Range (0,10 – 6,00) %
Titrimetric method PS-CO3/50 wydanie 12 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
54 Chemical products: gypsum Particle size distribution in the wet option d (0,5)
Range (25,0 – 60,0) µm
Laser diffraction method PS-Wcz/28 wydanie 10 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
55 Chemical products: gypsum Moisture content
Range (2,0 – 20,0) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PS-TGAgips/173 wydanie 2 z dnia 08.03.2023 r.
56 Chemical products: gypsum Calcium sulfate dihydrate content (CaSO4 x 2 H2O)
Range (85,0 – 99,0) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PS-TGAgips/173 wydanie 2 z dnia 08.03.2023 r.
57 Chemical products: gypsum Content of the sum of calcium and magnesium carbonates
Range (1,00 – 6,00) %
Thermogravimetric method (TGA) PS-TGAgips/173 wydanie 2 z dnia 08.03.2023 r.
58 Chemical products: limestone Moisture content
Range (1,0 – 15,0) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/119 wydanie 6 z dnia 01.12.2021 r.
59 Chemical products: limestone powder Moisture content
Range (0,1 – 0,5) %
Gravimetric method PS-W/119 wydanie 6 z dnia 01.12.2021 r.
Laboratorium Higieny Pracy; Wola Grzymalina 3, 97-406 Bełchatów
60 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction:
Dusts not classified according to toxicity Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,1 – 20) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
61 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction:
Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,1 – 10) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
62 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
63 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
inorganic substances, including respirable fraction inhalable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
64 Workplace environment – air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
65 Workplace environment – air Carbon monoxide concentration
Range (2,3 – 232) mg/m3 Range (2 – 200) ppm
Electrochemical method LHP-PB-02 wydanie 12 z dnia 01.10.2024 r.
66 Workplace environment – air Nitrogen oxide concentration
Range (0,056 – 8,3) mg/m3 Range (0,045 – 6,6) ppm (calculated)
OSHA Method 190
67 Workplace environment – air Nitrogen dioxide concentration
Range (0,017 – 4,2) mg/m3 Range (0,009 – 2,2) ppm (calculated)
OSHA Method 182
68 Workplace environment – air Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration/content
respirable fraction Range (0,01 – 0,50) mg/m3 Range (0,010 – 0,400) mg w próbce
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
69 Workplace environment – air Concentration of iron oxides – calculated as Fe Iron (III) oxide Iron (II) oxide Triiron tetraoxide
inhalable fraction Range (0,083 – 25,0) mg/m3 respirable fraction Range (0,076 – 15,0) mg/m3 (calculated)
PS-Fe,Mn środowisko pracy/175 wydanie 1 z dnia 01.09.2022 r.
70 Workplace environment – air Concentration of manganese and its inorganic compounds – calculated as Mn
inhalable fraction Range (0,0069 – 1,30) mg/m3 respirable fraction Range (0,0032 – 0,63) mg/m3 (calculated)
PS-Fe,Mn środowisko pracy/175 wydanie 1 z dnia 01.09.2022 r.
71 Workplace environment – noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (26 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (45 – 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem Strategii 2
72 Workplace environment – noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem Strategii 2
73 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,03 – 20) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
74 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Daily exposure expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4 awx, 1,4 awy, awz), Exposure lasting 30 min and less, expressed as the frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4 awx, 1,4 awy, awz) (calculated) PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
75 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,3 – 70) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
76 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Daily exposure expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent vector sum of the frequency-weighted RMS vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 min and less, expressed as the vector sum of the frequency-weighted RMS vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11

Reference standards (62)

EPA Method 7473:2007
ISO 11500:2022-12 (z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.2) wraz z PN-ISO 4406:2005 (z wyłączeniem pkt. 3.5)
LHP-PB-02 wydanie 12 z dnia 01.10.2024 r.
OSHA Method 182
OSHA Method 190
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 60567:2012
PN-EN IEC 60599:2023-02
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 12937:2005+Ap1:2021-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.2.5-6.2.8
PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 2592:2017-10
PN-EN ISO 3104:2024-01 Procedura A
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem Strategii 2
PN-G-04502:2014-11 pkt. 5.3.1.3
PN-G-04516:1998
PN-G-04560:1998
PN-G-04571:1998
PN-G-04584:2001
PN-ISO 1171:2002
PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
PN-ISO 5068:2004
PN-ISO 5069-1:2002 pkt. 4.1
PN-ISO 589:2006
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6619:2011
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
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
PS-C/100 wydanie 12 z dnia 22.12.2025 r.
PS-CO3/50 wydanie 12 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
PS-Cl gips/38 wydanie 12 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
PS-Fe,Mn środowisko pracy/175 wydanie 1 z dnia 01.09.2022 r.
PS-Feog/1 wydanie 10 z dnia 23.12.2025 r.
PS-SiO2/86 wydanie 11 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
PS-TGAgips/173 wydanie 2 z dnia 08.03.2023 r.
PS-W/119 wydanie 6 z dnia 01.12.2021 r.
PS-W/19 wydanie 16 z dnia 29.12.2025 r.
PS-W/51 wydanie 10 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
PS-Wcz/28 wydanie 10 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
PS-białość/54 wydanie 10 z dnia 14.10.2024 r.
PS-ciepło spalania/37 wydanie 12 z dnia 03.02.2022 r.
PS-pHgips/52 wydanie 11 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
PS-pobór/102 wydanie 6 z dnia 07.11.2022 r.
PS-pobór/103 wydanie 6 z dnia 16.11.2022 r.
PS-sorbenty stop. XRF/165 wydanie 4 z dnia 28.10.2024 r.
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130