🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO - EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 603 • Zamość, Poland • 57 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyEnvironmentFood & beverages

POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO - EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 603 (Zamość, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 57 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Environment, Food & beverages. Test objects include: Water, water intended for human consumption, Workplace environment − air, Meat, offal and meat products, milk and milk products, vegetables,…, Rectal swab, Faeces, Faecal swab. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Direct measurement method, Spectrophotometric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 603
  • Methods in scope: 57
  • Types of test objects: 19
  • Techniques used: 29
  • City: Zamość, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 603
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W ZAMOŚCIU, ul. Peowiaków 96, 22-400 Zamość
City
Zamość, Poland

What this laboratory tests (19)

Analytical techniques used (29)

Accreditation scope — test methods (57)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water, water intended for human consumption pH
Range 1,7 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
2 Water, water intended for human consumption Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,025 - 1,00) mg/l Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,032 - 1,288) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
3 Water, water intended for human consumption Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,003 - 0,25) mg/l Nitrite ion concentration Range (0,010 - 0,822) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
4 Water, water intended for human consumption Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,04 - 32) mg/l Nitrate ion concentration Range (0,18 - 140) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576/08
5 Water, water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2,0 - 100) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+Ap1:2015-06 rozdz. 6
6 Water, water intended for human consumption Fluoride concentration
Range (0,1 – 3,0) mg/l
Potentiometric method PN-78/C-04588/03
7 Water, water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,10 - 50) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1: 2016-09
8 Water, water intended for human consumption Chloride concentration
Range (5,00 - 400) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
9 Water, water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (20 - 5000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
10 Water, water intended for human consumption Total calcium and magnesium content (hardness)
Range (5 - 700) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
11 Water, water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (1,0 - 10) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
12 Water, water intended for human consumption Sulfate concentration
Range (1,0 - 300) mg/l
Turbidimetric method PN-79/C-04566.10
13 Water intended for human consumption, swimming pool water Free chlorine concentration
Range (0,03 – 4,50) mg/l Total chlorine concentration Range (0,03 – 4,50) mg/l Combined chlorine concentration (calculated)
Colorimetric method PBL–4 wyd. 1 z dnia 12. 04. 2016 na podstawie testu Merck 1.00599 0001
14 Swimming pool water Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential vs. Ag/AgCl 3,5 mol/l KCl
Range (212 – 900) mV
Potentiometric method PBL–17 wyd. 1 z dnia 05. 05. 2016 r.
15 Food: herbs and spices, confectionery and pastry products, milk and milk products, cereal grains and cereal-flour products, meat, offal and meat products, delicatessen and culinary products, poultry and poultry products, fish, seafood and their products, eggs and egg products, fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable preserves, coffee, tea, food concentrates, frozen food, dietary supplements, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses 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
16 Food: foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, delicatessen and culinary products, milk and milk products, meat, offal and meat products, poultry and poultry products, fish, seafood and their products, confectionery and pastry products, cereal grains and cereal-flour products, fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable preserves, frozen food Presence of Listeria monocytogenes Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
17 Food: herbs and spices, milk and milk products, confectionery and pastry products, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, meat, offal and meat products, poultry and poultry products, fish, seafood and their products, cereal grains and cereal-flour products, fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable preserves, delicatessen and culinary products, frozen food, dietary supplements Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method, spread plate PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
18 Meat, offal and meat products, milk and milk products, vegetables, fruit and their products 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
19 Vegetables, fruit and their preserves Mould and yeast count Plate method at 25°C, surface plating PN-ISO 21527-1:2009 | PN-ISO 21527-2:2009
20 Vegetables, fruit and their preserves Coliform bacteria count Plate method, pour plate PN-ISO 4832:2007
21 Meat, offal and meat products, milk and milk products, vegetables, fruit and their products Count of β - glucuronidase - positive Escherichia coli Plate method at 44°C, pour plating PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
22 Confectionery and pastry products Bacillus cereus count Plate method at 30°C, surface plating PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
23 Milk and dairy products, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method, pour plate PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
24 Water, water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
25 Water, water intended for human consumption Count of microorganisms on nutrient agar at 36°C and 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
26 Water, water intended for human consumption Enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
27 Water, water intended for human consumption Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method Metodyka PZH ZHK: 2007
28 Water, water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266: 2009
29 Water, water intended for human consumption Enterococci count MPN method (Enterolert E test) PBL- 25 wydanie 1 z dnia 06.05.2009 r. | na podstawie aplikacji firmy IDEXX
30 Water, water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count and, Escherichia coli MPN method (Colilert 18 test) PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
31 Water, water intended for human consumption Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matrix A Procedure 5 (medium BCYE) 7, (medium GVPC)
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1: 2019-12
32 Water Escherichia coli count Miniaturized MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
33 Water intended for human consumption Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella
Matrix A; Procedure 1; medium A BCYE, medium B BCYE+AB
Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 11731: 2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731: 2017-08 / Ap1: 2019-12
34 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Iron (50 – 100000) μg/l Manganese (10 – 15000) μg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PBL- 6 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.10.2024 r
35 Water, water intended for human consumption Arsenic concentration
Range (1,0 - 20) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-EN ISO 11969:1999
36 Water, water intended for human consumption Chromium concentration
Range (10 - 10000) μg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 1233:2000
37 Water, water intended for human consumption Sodium concentration
Range (0,5 - 250) mg/l
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FEAS) PN-ISO 9964-3:1994
38 Water, water intended for human consumption Selenium concentration
Range (1,0 - 20) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-ISO 9965:2001
39 Water, water intended for human consumption Antimony concentration
Range (1,0 - 20) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PBL- 23 wydanie 1 z dnia 09.01.2008 r.
40 Water, water intended for human consumption Copper concentration
Range (0,2 - 10,0) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288: 2002
41 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Nickel (5,0 - 50) μg/l Aluminium (10 - 500) μg/l Lead (5,0 - 50) μg/l Cadmium (1,0 - 10,0) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586: 2005
42 Water, water intended for human consumption Mercury concentration
Range (0,30 - 5,00) μg/l
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN 1483: 2007 pkt. 4
43 Rectal swab, Faeces, Faecal swab Presence and identification, Yersinia enterocolitica and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Culture method with biochemical confirmation PBL-8 wydanie 2 z dnia 03.01.2012 r. | na podstawie Metodyk PZH
44 Rectal swab, Faeces, Faecal swab Presence and identification of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. rods Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PBL-7 wydanie 3 z dnia 03.01.2012 r. | na podstawie Metodyk PZH Schemat White’a – Kauffmanna – Le Minora, 2007
45 Biological indicators of sterilization process efficacy, Sporal S BBS Presence of indicator microorganisms, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus stearothermophilus (Geobacillus stearothermophilus) Culture method PBL-13 wydanie 3 z dnia 03.10.2006 r. | na podstawie Instrukcji producenta testów
46 Workplace environment − noise A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (27 – 136) dB Maximum A-weighted sound level C-weighted peak sound level Range (69 - 140) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmujacej strategię 2 i strategię 3 punkt 10 i 11
47 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 obejmujacej strategię 2 i strategię 3 punkt 10 i 11
48 Workplace environment − lighting Illuminance
Range (5 – 5000) lx
Direct measurement method PBL- 20 wydanie 3 z dnia 15.12.2021 r.
49 Workplace environment − lighting Uniformity of lighting (calculated ) PBL- 20 wydanie 3 z dnia 15.12.2021 r.
50 Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration Weighted r.m.s. values of vibration acceleration
Range (0,1 - 100) 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
51 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 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
52 Workplace environment − whole-body vibration Weighted r.m.s. values of vibration acceleration
Range (0,01 – 10) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253 + A1: 2011
53 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), 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
54 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
55 Workplace environment − air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7: 2002 + Az1:2004
56 Workplace environment − air Concentration of harmful dust agents – inhalable fraction:
wood dusts flour dusts organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts carbon black Range (0,19 - 17) mg / m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1-2022-08
57 Workplace environment − air Concentration of harmful dust agents – respirable fraction:
organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Range (0,18 – 7) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08

Reference standards (67)

Metodyka PZH ZHK: 2007
PBL- 20 wydanie 3 z dnia 15.12.2021 r.
PBL- 23 wydanie 1 z dnia 09.01.2008 r.
PBL- 25 wydanie 1 z dnia 06.05.2009 r.
PBL- 6 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.10.2024 r
PBL-13 wydanie 3 z dnia 03.10.2006 r.
PBL-7 wydanie 3 z dnia 03.01.2012 r.
PBL-8 wydanie 2 z dnia 03.01.2012 r.
PBL–17 wyd. 1 z dnia 05. 05. 2016 r.
PBL–4 wyd. 1 z dnia 12. 04. 2016 na podstawie testu Merck 1.00599 0001
PN-78/C-04588/03
PN-79/C-04566.10
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-EN 1233:2000
PN-EN 14253 + A1: 2011
PN-EN 1483: 2007 pkt. 4
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 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1: 2019-12
PN-EN ISO 11969:1999
PN-EN ISO 15586: 2005
PN-EN ISO 16266: 2009
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
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+Ap1:2015-06 rozdz. 6
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
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 obejmujacej strategię 2 i strategię 3 punkt 10 i 11
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 21527-1:2009
PN-ISO 21527-2:2009
PN-ISO 4832:2007
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 8288: 2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9964-3:1994
PN-ISO 9965:2001
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
na podstawie Instrukcji producenta testów
na podstawie Metodyk PZH
na podstawie Metodyk PZH Schemat White’a – Kauffmanna – Le Minora, 2007
na podstawie aplikacji firmy IDEXX