🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO - EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyEnvironmentPharma & cosmeticsFood & beverages
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO - EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 602 (Chełm, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 61 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Environment, Pharma & cosmetics. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry pro…, Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab, Workplace environment − air. Most frequently used techniques: Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS), Membrane filtration method, Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 602
- Methods in scope: 61
- Types of test objects: 8
- Techniques used: 23
- City: Chełm, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 602
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W CHEŁMIE, ul. Szpitalna 48, 22-100 Chełm
- City
- Chełm, Poland
What this laboratory tests (8)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 36 methods
- Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements — 9 methods
- Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab — 4 methods
- Workplace environment − air — 4 methods
- Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − whole-body vibration — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (23)
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) — 6 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 6 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 5 methods
- Plate method, pour plate — 5 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 4 methods
- Titrimetric method — 4 methods
- Direct measurement method — 3 methods
- Plate method, spread plate — 3 methods
- Culture method — 2 methods
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) — 2 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) — 2 methods
- Potentiometric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 1 method
- and 8 more
Accreditation scope — test methods (61)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Presence of Salmonella spp. | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04/ A1:2020-09 | |
| 2 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) | Plate method, spread plate | PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 | PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03/ A1:2024-02 | |
| 3 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Coliform bacteria count | Plate method, pour plate | PN-ISO 4832:2007 | |
| 4 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07 | |
| 5 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Total viable count | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12 | PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12/ A1:2022-06 | |
| 6 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Presumptive Bacillus cereus count | Plate method, spread plate | PN-EN ISO 7932:2005 | PN-EN ISO 7932:2005/A1:2020-09 | |
| 7 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Listeria monocytogenes count | Plate method, spread plate | PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07 | |
| 8 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Count of β-glucuronidase – positive Escherichia coli | Plate method, pour plate | PN-ISO 16649-2:2004 | |
| 9 | Food: meat, offal and meat products; poultry, offal and poultry products, eggs and their products; fish, seafood and their products; milk and milk products; cereal grain and cereal-flour products; confectionery and pastry products; vegetables and fruit; herbs and spices; coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas; delicatessen and culinary products; foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses; food supplements | Enterobacteriaceae count | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04 | |
| 11 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of microorganisms on nutrient agar at 22°C and 36°C | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 13 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10 | |
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella, Matrix A, Procedure 5 (BCYE medium), 7 (GVPC medium) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/ Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli | MPN method (Colilert-18 Test) | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number, Escherichia coli | Miniaturized MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002 | |
| 19 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,010 - 0,20) mg/l Nitrite concentration Range (0,03 - 0,66) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 20 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,02 – 2,00) mg/l Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,03 - 2,58) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 21 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,04 - 25) mg/l Nitrate concentration Range (0,18 - 110) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 22 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (20 - 20 000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 23 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total concentration of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (5 - 700) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 24 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Calcium concentration Range (2 - 250) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6058:1999 | |
| 25 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Magnesium concentration, Calculated | PN-C-04554-4:1999 Załącznik A | ||
| 26 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 2,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 27 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 - 1000) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 28 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (20 – 3000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 29 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (5,00 - 300) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 30 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Fluoride concentration Range (0,050 - 3,0) mg/l |
Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588/03 | |
| 31 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 - 70) mg/l Pt |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 pkt. 7 + Ap1:2015-06 | |
| 32 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Sulfate concentration Range (2,5 - 300) mg/l |
Turbidimetric method | PN-79/C-04566/10 | |
| 33 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index (oxidisability with KMnO4) Range (0,50 - 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 34 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Taste and odour | Organoleptic method – profiling | PB-17 wydanie 3 z dnia 27.12.2018r. | |
| 35 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (10 – 500) μg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PB-05 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r. | |
| 36 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Lead concentration Range (2,0 – 15,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 37 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Cadmium concentration Range (0,60 – 6,00) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 38 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Arsenic concentration Range (2,0 - 30,0) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 39 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Copper concentration Range (0,2 - 2,4) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 | |
| 40 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nickel concentration Range (4 - 30) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 41 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Mercury concentration Range (0,20 - 2,0) μg/l |
Mercury cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) | PB-25 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r. | |
| 42 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Selenium concentration Range (2,0 - 40) μg/l |
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) | PN-ISO 9965:2001 | |
| 43 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Antimony concentration Range (1,0 - 20) μg/l |
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) | PB-34 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r. | |
| 44 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chromium concentration Range (10 – 60) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 45 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Aluminium concentration Range (20,0 – 300) μg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 46 | Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration | Weighted r.m.s. values frequency-weighted acceleration vibration Range (0, 1 - 100) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | |
| 47 | 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 minutes 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 | ||
| 48 | Workplace environment − whole-body vibration | Weighted r.m.s. values frequency-weighted acceleration vibration Range (0,01 - 10) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253 + A1:2011 | |
| 49 | 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 (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated), Exposure lasting 30 minutes 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 (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz). (calculated) | PN-EN 14253 + A1:2011 | ||
| 50 | Workplace environment − noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (25 - 137) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (45 - 140) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 - punkt 11 | |
| 51 | 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 metody obejmującej strategię 3 - punkt 11 | ||
| 52 | Workplace environment − air | Sampling for occupational exposure assessment to industrial dusts: inhalable fraction respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | |
| 53 | Workplace environment − air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | ||
| 54 | Workplace environment − air | Concentration of dust agents harmful to health- inhalable fraction: Wood dusts Flour dusts Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood dust and flour. Range (0,18 – 17,04) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 55 | Workplace environment − air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction: Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood dust and flour. Range (0,13 - 36,55) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 56 | Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy | Presence of Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Culture method | PB-03 wydanie nr 4 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie instrukcji producenta testu Attest 1262 | |
| 57 | Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy | Presence of Bacillus subtilis | Culture method | PB-04 wydanie nr 4 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie instrukcji producenta testu Sporal S | |
| 58 | Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab | Presence and identification of rods of the genus Salmonella, Shigella in samples from healthy persons | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-14 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie publikacji metodycznych | |
| 59 | Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab | Presence and identification of rods of the genus Salmonella, Shigella in samples from convalescents, carriers and contacts | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-15 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie publikacji metodycznych | |
| 60 | Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab | Presence and identification of rods of the genus Salmonella, Shigella, presence of Yersinia and opportunistic microorganisms of the family, Enterobacteriaceae | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-29 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie publikacji metodycznych | |
| 61 | Faeces, Rectal swab, Faecal swab | Presence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains (EPEC) | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-31 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r. | na podstawie publikacji metodycznych | |
Reference standards (65)
Metodyka PZH ZHK:2007
PB-03 wydanie nr 4 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-04 wydanie nr 4 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-05 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r.
PB-14 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-15 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-17 wydanie 3 z dnia 27.12.2018r.
PB-25 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r.
PB-29 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-31 wydanie nr 2 z dnia 12.09.2024 r.
PB-34 wydanie 2 z dnia 02.09.2024 r.
PN-78/C-04588/03
PN-79/C-04566/10
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-C-04554-4:1999 Załącznik A
PN-EN 14253 + A1:2011
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
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/ Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12/ A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04/ A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03/ A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 pkt. 7 + Ap1:2015-06
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005/A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 - punkt 11
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 4832:2007
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 8288:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9965:2001
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
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
na podstawie instrukcji producenta testu Attest 1262
na podstawie instrukcji producenta testu Sporal S
na podstawie publikacji metodycznych