🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 530 • Suwałki, Poland • 64 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics

POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 530 (Suwałki, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 64 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Food & beverages, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a…, Faeces, Faecal swab. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Plate method (pour plate).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 530
  • Methods in scope: 64
  • Types of test objects: 17
  • Techniques used: 17
  • City: Suwałki, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 530
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W SUWAŁKACH, ul. Utrata 9 A, 16-400 Suwałki
City
Suwałki, Poland

What this laboratory tests (17)

Analytical techniques used (17)

Laboratory sections (2)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (64)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Oddział Laboratoryjny; Sekcja Badań Żywności i Wody
1 Water, Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (5 – 100) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Metoda C
2 Water, Water intended for human consumption pH
Range 4,0 - 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
3 Water, Water intended for human consumption Hardness
Range (25 – 720) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
4 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,18 – 10,50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-C-04576-4:1994
5 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrate concentration
Range (0,44-100,00) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
6 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,008 - 0,820) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
7 Water, Water intended for human consumption Boron concentration
Range (0,10 – 4,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method Test Mercka 1.00826.0001 data wydania 07/2024
8 Water, Water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (150 - 2750) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
9 Water, Water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4
10 Water, Water intended for human consumption Chloride concentration
Range (5,00 - 300,00) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
11 Water, Water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (40 – 1000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590.03
12 Water, Water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (8,0 – 1200,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
13 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nickel concentration
Range (10,0 – 100,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
14 Water, Water intended for human consumption Chromium concentration
Range (4,0 – 120,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
15 Water, Water intended for human consumption Cadmium concentration
Range (0,2 – 10,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
16 Water, Water intended for human consumption Arsenic concentration
Range (5,0 – 400,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
17 Water, Water intended for human consumption Lead concentration
Range (5,0 – 400,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
18 Water, Water intended for human consumption Fluoride concentration
Range (0,20 – 2,00) mg/l
Potentiometric method PN-78/C-04588.03
19 Water, Water intended for human consumption Iron concentration
Range (50 - 10000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06
20 Water, Water intended for human consumption Oxidisability with KMnO4
Range (0,5 – 10,0) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
21 Water, Water intended for human consumption Cyanide concentration
Range (20 – 150) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method Test Mercka 1.14561.0001 data wydania 09/2022
22 Water, Water intended for human consumption Uranium concentration
Range (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
23 Water, Water intended for human consumption Element concentration
Arsenic (1,0 – 20,0) μg/l Chromium (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Cadmium (1,00 – 20,00) μg/l Nickel (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Lead (1,0 – 20,0) μg/l Manganese (5,0 – 100,0) μg/l Iron (5,0 – 500,0) μg/l
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
24 Swimming pool water Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4
25 Swimming pool water pH
Range 4,0 - 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
26 Swimming pool water Nitrate concentration
Range (0,44 - 100,00) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
27 Swimming pool water Oxidisability with KMnO4
Range (0,5 - 10,0) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
28 Swimming pool water Iron concentration
Range (50 - 10000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06
29 Swimming pool water Free chlorine
Range (0,10 - 4,50) mg/l Cl2
Regulated area: badania/ pomiary wykonywane w terenie
Colorimetric method Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024
30 Swimming pool water Total chlorine
Range (0,10 - 4,50) mg/l Cl2
Regulated area: badania/ pomiary wykonywane w terenie
Colorimetric method Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024
31 Swimming pool water Combined chlorine Calculation method Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024
32 Water, Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
33 Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
34 Water, Water intended for human consumption Faecal streptococci (enterococci) count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
35 Water, Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
36 Water, Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-ISO 9308-1:1999
37 Water, Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
38 Water, Water intended for human consumption Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) Membrane filtration method PN-EN 26461-2:2001
39 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
40 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
41 Water, Water intended for human consumption Count of coliform bacteria and faecal type coliform bacteria Membrane filtration method PN-ISO 9308-1:1999
42 Water, Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
43 Swimming pool water Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
44 Swimming pool water Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
45 Swimming pool water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
46 Swimming pool water Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
47 Domestic hot water, Swimming pool water Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matrix A Procedura 5 (pożywka A) Procedure 7 (C-GVPC medium) Range od 1 jtk /100 ml Range od 1 jtk /1000 ml
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
48 Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
49 Milk and milk products Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
50 Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Drób i przetwory drobiowe, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Przyprawy, Żywność mrożona, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory owocowe i warzywne, Kawa, herbata, kakao, herbatki owocowe i ziołowe, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Ziarna roślin oleistych, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału Presence of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09
51 Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables, vegetable-fruit and vegetable-meat products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Delicatessen products Presence of Listeria monocytogenes Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
52 Mięso i przetwory mięsne, Mleko i przetwory mleczne, Owoce, warzywa, przetwory warzywno-owocowe oraz warzywno-mięsne, Wyroby cukiernicze i słodycze, Surowce i przetwory zielarskie, Przyprawy, Wyroby garmażeryjne, Drób i produkty drobiarskie, jaja, Ryby i przetwory rybne oraz owoce morza, Ziarno zbóż i przetwory zbożowo-mączne, Środki spożywcze specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego, Suplementy diety, Substytuty mięsa, Substytuty nabiału Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
53 Meat and meat products, Milk and milk products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products Total viable count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06
54 Confectionery and sweets, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements, Meat substitutes, Dairy substitutes Presumptive Bacillus cereus count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09
55 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Fruit, vegetables, fruit and vegetable products Liczba β-glukuronidazo–dodatnich Escherichia coli Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
56 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Poultry and poultry products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Frozen food, Delicatessen products Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
57 Cereal products Presence of pests and their residues Visual method PN-74/A-74016
58 Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands Total viable count at 30°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06
59 Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands Presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Tube culture method PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004 + AC:2005 pkt.9.1
60 Environmental samples from the food production area: – swabs from a template-delimited surface – swabs from a surface not delimited by a template, including hands Presence of Salmonella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
Medyczne Laboratorium Diagnostyczne; Sekcja Badań Mikrobiologicznych
61 Faeces, Faecal swab Obecność i identyfikacja Salmonella spp. i Shigella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007)
62 Faeces, Faecal swab Obecność i identyfikacja Yersinia enterocolitica Culture method with biochemical confirmation „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010)
63 Bacterial strains Identification of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation „Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007)
64 Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control: sporal A Presence of the indicator microorganism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus Culture method PB-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 17.08.2020 r. | na podstawie Instrukcji producenta wskaźnika

Reference standards (44)

Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
PB-01 wydanie 6 z dnia 17.08.2020 r.
PN-74/A-74016
PN-78/C-04588.03
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04590.03
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 26461-2:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 +A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 +A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03 +A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 6888-3:2004 + AC:2005 pkt.9.1
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.4
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Metoda C
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 pkt.7.1 +Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9308-1:1999
Test Mercka 1.00599.0001 data wydania 04/2024
Test Mercka 1.00826.0001 data wydania 07/2024
Test Mercka 1.14561.0001 data wydania 09/2022
na podstawie Instrukcji producenta wskaźnika
„Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010)
„Etiologia, obraz kliniczny i diagnostyka ostrych zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego oraz zatruć pokarmowych” Marek Jagielski (red.), Fundacja Pro Pharmacia Futura, (2010), Schemat White’a-Kauffmanna-Le Minora (2007)