🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA W ŁODZI PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA W ŁODZI is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 543 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 32 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Drinking water, Faeces or rectal swab, Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „A”, Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „S”. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Membrane filtration method, Culture method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 543
- Methods in scope: 32
- Types of test objects: 7
- Techniques used: 11
- City: Łódź, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 543
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Przybyszewskiego 10, 93-189 Łódź
- City
- Łódź, Poland
What this laboratory tests (7)
- Water, Drinking water — 24 methods
- Faeces or rectal swab — 3 methods
- Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „A” — 1 method
- Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „S” — 1 method
- Drinking water — 1 method
- Sanitary swabs — 1 method
- Swimming pool water — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (11)
- Spectrophotometric method — 10 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 8 methods
- Culture method — 2 methods
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 2 methods
- MPN method – Colilert-18 — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 1 method
- Nephelometric method — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
- Titrimetric method — 1 method
Accreditation scope — test methods (32)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Water, Drinking water | Total viable count at 36 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 2 | Water, Drinking water | Total viable count at 22 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 3 | Water, Drinking water | Count of intestinal enterococci | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 4 | Water, Drinking water | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 5 | Water, Drinking water | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 6 | Water, Drinking water | Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10 | |
| 7 | Water, Drinking water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 8 | Water, Drinking water | Escherichia coli count | MPN method – Colilert-18 | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014 | |
| 9 | Water, Drinking water | Coliform bacteria count | MPN method – Colilert-18 | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014 | |
| 10 | Water, Drinking water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PB/L-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 18.02.2016 r. | na podstawie metodyki PZH | |
| 11 | Drinking water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella range from: 1 CFU/100 ml, 1 CFU/1000 ml, Matrix A: Procedure 5 (medium BCYE) Procedure 7 (medium GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 12 | Swimming pool water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella range from: 1 CFU/100 ml Matrix B: Procedure 7 (medium GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 13 | Water, Drinking water | Nitrite concentration Range (0,026 – 0,329) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 14 | Water, Drinking water | Electrical conductivity Range (140 – 1410) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 15 | Water, Drinking water | Iron concentration Range (60 – 2000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN- ISO 6332:2001+ Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 16 | Water, Drinking water | pH Range 4,0 – 9,2 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 17 | Water, Drinking water | Nitrate concentration Range (0,44 – 44) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN- 82/C-04576-08 | |
| 18 | Water, Drinking water | Turbidity Range (0,10 – 200) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016 | |
| 19 | Water, Drinking water | Manganese concentration Range (20 – 2000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/L-12 wydanie 1 z dnia 8.12.2005 r. | |
| 20 | Water, Drinking water | Fluoride concentration Range (0,10 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/L-23 wydanie 1 z dnia 30.03.2007 r. | |
| 21 | Water, Drinking water | Colour Range (4 – 30) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 pkt. 6 | |
| 22 | Water, Drinking water | Aluminium concentration Range (60 – 800) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/L-32 wydanie 1 z dnia 10.03.2008 r. | |
| 23 | Water, Drinking water | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,039 – 1,29) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 24 | Water, Drinking water | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | Metoda HACH nr 8021 | |
| 25 | Water, Drinking water | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 2,0) mg/l Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) |
Spectrophotometric method | Metoda HACH nr 8167 | |
| 26 | Water, Drinking water | Permanganate index Range (1,0 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 27 | Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „A” | Presence of the indicator microorganism, Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Culture method | PB/L-04 wydanie 4 z dnia 15.11.2021 r. | |
| 28 | Biological indicators for sterilization efficacy control – sporal „S” | Presence of the indicator microorganism Bacillus subtilis | Culture method | PB/L-04 w y d a n i e 4 z d n i a 1 5 . 1 1.2021 r. | |
| 29 | Sanitary swabs | Presence of microorganisms under aerobic conditions – culture method | PB/L-05 wydanie 3 z dnia 23.03.2009 r. | ||
| 30 | Faeces or rectal swab | Presence and identification of enteric rods of the genus Salmonella and Shigella | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB/L-21 w y danie 3 z dnia 14.12.2009 r. | |
| 31 | Faeces or rectal swab | Presence of enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | P B / L-08 wydanie 2 z dnia 14.12.2009 r. | |
| 32 | Faeces or rectal swab | Presence and identification of bacteria of the family Enterobacteriacae | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | P B/L-07 wydanie 2 z dnia 14.12.2009 r. | |
Reference standards (29)
Metoda HACH nr 8021
Metoda HACH nr 8167
P B / L-08 wydanie 2 z dnia 14.12.2009 r.
P B/L-07 wydanie 2 z dnia 14.12.2009 r.
PB/L-04 w y d a n i e 4 z d n i a 1 5 . 1 1.2021 r.
PB/L-04 wydanie 4 z dnia 15.11.2021 r.
PB/L-05 wydanie 3 z dnia 23.03.2009 r.
PB/L-12 wydanie 1 z dnia 8.12.2005 r.
PB/L-15 wydanie 4 z dnia 18.02.2016 r.
PB/L-21 w y danie 3 z dnia 14.12.2009 r.
PB/L-23 wydanie 1 z dnia 30.03.2007 r.
PB/L-32 wydanie 1 z dnia 10.03.2008 r.
PN- 82/C-04576-08
PN- ISO 6332:2001+ Ap1:2016-06
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
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 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 pkt. 6
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
na podstawie metodyki PZH