🇵🇱 MIEJSKIE WODOCIĄGI I KANALIZACJA W BYDGOSZCZY PL

PCA AB 396 • Bydgoszcz, Poland • 67 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiology

MIEJSKIE WODOCIĄGI I KANALIZACJA W BYDGOSZCZY is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 396 (Bydgoszcz, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 67 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, water intended for human consumption, Wastewater, Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater, Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Titrimetric method, Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 396
  • Methods in scope: 67
  • Types of test objects: 8
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 396
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
- Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, ul. Toruńska 103, 85-817 Bydgoszcz, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM BADANIA WODY I ŚCIEKÓW, ul. Koronowska 96
City
Bydgoszcz, Poland

What this laboratory tests (8)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Accreditation scope — test methods (67)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken
Range (5,0 – 50,0) °C
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.5 | PN-77/C-04584
2 Water, water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range 10 μS/cm – 12,9 mS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
3 Water, water intended for human consumption Nitrate concentration
Range (0,44 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
4 Water, water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,006 – 0,823) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
5 Water, water intended for human consumption Chloride concentration
Range (5 – 400) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
6 Water, water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (0,040 – 5,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590.02
7 Water, water intended for human consumption Orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,11 – 1,15) mg/l P2O5 Range (0,15 – 1,54) mg/l PO43-
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
8 Water, water intended for human consumption Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (5 – 500) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method P N - I SO 6059:1999
9 Water, water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
fluorides (0,02 – 2) mg/l bromates (0,0025 – 0,5) mg/l chlorides (0,50 – 200) mg/l bromides (0,05 – 10) mg/l nitrates (0,40 – 20) mg/l sulfates (1 – 200) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PB-15(C) wyd. III z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
10 Water, water intended for human consumption Calcium concentration
Range (0,5 – 500) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN ISO 7980:2002
11 Water, water intended for human consumption Magnesium concentration
Range (0,05 – 50) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN ISO 7980:2002
12 Water, water intended for human consumption Sodium concentration
Range (0,2 – 200) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009
13 Water, water intended for human consumption Potassium concentration
Range (0,2 – 200) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 9964-2:1994
14 Water, water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,06 – 1,29) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
15 Water, water intended for human consumption Mercury concentration
Range (0,0003 – 0,0050) mg/l
Cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVAFS) PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
16 Water, water intended for human consumption Sulfate concentration
Range (10 – 1000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
17 Water, water intended for human consumption Element concentration
Antimony (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Arsenic (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Barium (5,0 – 2000) μg/l Boron (5,0 – 10000) μg/l Chromium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Zinc (1,0 – 20000) μg/l Aluminium (5,0 – 10000) μg/l Cadmium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Lithium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Manganese (1,0 – 10000) μg/l Copper (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Nickel (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Lead (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Mercury (0,3 – 2,0) μg/l Selenium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Strontium (1,0 – 2000) μg/ Silver (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Vanadium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
18 Water, water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2 – 100) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 p.6+Ap1:2015
19 Water, water intended for human consumption pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
20 Water, water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 40) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
21 Water, water intended for human consumption Iron concentration
Range (0,010 – 20,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016
22 Water, water intended for human consumption Total organic carbon concentration (TOC)
Range (1,0 – 250) mg/l
Spectrometry method in the infrared range IR PN-EN 1484:1999
23 Water, water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
24 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons (THM)
chloroform (1,0 – 100) μg/l bromodichloromethane (1,0 – 100) μg/l chlorodibromomethane (1,0 – 100) μg/l bromoform (1,0 – 100) μg/l Sum of 4 THM (calculated)
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) PB-02(C) wyd. V z dnia 03.02.2020 r.
25 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Metal concentrations
Zn (0,05 – 100) mg/l Cu (0,05 – 10) mg/l Ni (0,1 – 15) mg/l Cd (0,03 – 10) mg/l Pb (0,2 – 10) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
26 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons
benzene (0,001 – 1,75) mg/l toluene (0,001 – 1,75) mg/l ethylbenzene (0,001 – 1,75) mg/l (m+p)-xylene (0,002 – 3,50) mg/l o-xylene (0,001 – 1,75) mg/l Sum of BTEX (calculated)
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-11(C) wyd. IV z dnia 03.02.2020 r.
27 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Concentration of aliphatic hydrocarbons C7-C12
Range (0,05 – 6,0) mg/l Concentration of aliphatic hydrocarbons C12-C40 Range (0,05 – 6,0) mg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-12(C) wyd. IV z dnia 01.04.2019 r.
28 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater, rainwater and snowmelt water Mineral oil index
Range (1,0 – 100) mg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
29 Wastewater Total organic carbon concentration (TOC)
Range (1,0 – 400) mg/l
Spectrometry method in the infrared range IR PN-EN 1484:1999
30 Wastewater Iron concentration
Range (0,1 – 20,0) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
31 Wastewater Anion concentrations
Chlorides (0,50 – 200) mg/l Nitrates (0,40 – 20) mg/l Sulfates (1 – 1000) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
32 Wastewater Concentration of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons
trichloromethane (chloroform) Range (0,01 – 4,0) mg/l tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride) (0,01 – 4,0) mg/l
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
33 Wastewater Element concentration
Arsenic (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Chromium (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Zinc (0,010 – 20,0) mg/l Cadmium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Copper (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Nickel (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l Lead (10,0 – 2000) μg/l Silver (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Vanadium (1,0 – 2000) μg/l Iron (0,010 – 10,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
34 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Sampling for chemical and physical testing
Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (5,0 – 50,0) °C
Manual method; Automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584
35 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 5000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
36 Wastewater pH
Range 2,0 – 12,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
37 Wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 100000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
38 Wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,1 – 50,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
39 Wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,04 – 300) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
40 Wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,006 – 10,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
41 Wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (5 – 10000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
42 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand – COD-Cr
Range (10 – 50000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-74/C-04578.03
43 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand – COD-Cr
Range (30 – 50000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6060:2006
44 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand – COD-Cr
Range (10,0 – 150) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
45 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5, BOD2+5
Range (3 – 6000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
46 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5, BOD2+5
Range (1,0 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
47 Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (2,0 – 1000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 5664:2002
48 Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,040 – 2,00) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
49 Wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN–EN 25663:2001
50 Wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB-07(F) wyd. VI z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
51 Wastewater Total chromium concentration
Range (0,01 – 10) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-77/C-04604.02
52 Wastewater Hexavalent chromium concentration
Range (0,01 – 10) mg/l Trivalent chromium concentration (calculated)
Spectrophotometric method PN-77/C-04604.08
53 Wastewater Concentration of substances extractable with petroleum ether
Range (20 – 650) mg/l
Gravimetric method PB-05(F) wyd. V z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
54 Wastewater Concentration of non-ionic surfactants (non-ionic detergents)
Range (0,50 – 60,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PB-09(F) wyd. I z dnia 14.02.2017 r. w oparciu o testy HACH LANGE LCK 333
55 Wastewater Concentration of anionic surfactants (anionic detergents)
Range (0,10 – 40,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PB-10(F) wyd. I z dnia 14.02.2017 r. w oparciu o testy HACH LANGE LCK 432
56 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5, BOD2+5
Range (3 – 6000) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
57 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5, BOD2+5
Range (1,0 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
58 Water, water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
59 Water, water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
60 Water, water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+A1:2017-04
61 Water, water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
62 Water, water intended for human consumption Count of Legionella sp. bacteria
Matrix A Procedure 5 (medium A), 7 (medium C-GVPC) from 1 CFU/100 ml from 1CFU/1l
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08+Ap1:2019-12
63 Water, water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
64 Water, water intended for human consumption Faecal coliform bacteria count MPN method PN-77/C-04615.07
65 Water, water intended for human consumption Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
66 Water, water intended for human consumption Clostridium perfringens count including spores Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
67 Swimming pool water Count of Legionella sp. bacteria
Matrix B Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) from 1 CFU/100 ml
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08+Ap1:2019-12

Reference standards (54)

P N - I SO 6059:1999
PB-02(C) wyd. V z dnia 03.02.2020 r.
PB-05(F) wyd. V z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
PB-07(F) wyd. VI z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
PB-09(F) wyd. I z dnia 14.02.2017 r. w oparciu o testy HACH LANGE LCK 333
PB-10(F) wyd. I z dnia 14.02.2017 r. w oparciu o testy HACH LANGE LCK 432
PB-11(C) wyd. IV z dnia 03.02.2020 r.
PB-12(C) wyd. IV z dnia 01.04.2019 r.
PB-15(C) wyd. III z dnia 01.02.2017 r.
PN-74/C-04578.03
PN-77/C-04584
PN-77/C-04604.02
PN-77/C-04604.08
PN-77/C-04615.07
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-92/C-04590.02
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08+Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 p.6+Ap1:2015
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7980:2002
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 6.5
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 8288:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009
PN-ISO 9964-2:1994
PN–EN 25663:2001