🇵🇱 „AQUA” Spółka Akcyjna PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyMaterials & polymers
„AQUA” Spółka Akcyjna is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 610 (Bielsko-Biała, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 78 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, Wastewater, Water (including swimming pool water), Sewage sludge. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Titrimetric method, Membrane filtration method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 610
- Methods in scope: 78
- Types of test objects: 8
- Techniques used: 20
- City: Bielsko-Biała, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 610
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. 1-go Maja 23, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała
- City
- Bielsko-Biała, Poland
What this laboratory tests (8)
- Water — 28 methods
- Wastewater — 23 methods
- Water (including swimming pool water) — 13 methods
- Sewage sludge — 8 methods
- Rainwater and snowmelt water — 2 methods
- Water (including swimming pool water), wastewater — 2 methods
- Swimming pool water — 1 method
- Water, wastewater — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (20)
- Spectrophotometric method — 18 methods
- Titrimetric method — 12 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 8 methods
- Gravimetric method — 7 methods
- Potentiometric method — 4 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 3 methods
- Plate method, pour plate — 3 methods
- Hydride generation inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (HG-ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- MPN method (Colilert-18) — 2 methods
- Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique — 1 method
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Electrochemical method — 1 method
- Gas chromatography with headspace analysis with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) — 1 method
- Manual method — 1 method
- Manual method; Automatic method — 1 method
- and 5 more
Laboratory sections (3)
- Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Ścieków — 37 methods
- Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Wody; Pracownia Fizyko-Chemiczna — 27 methods
- Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Wody; Pracownia Mikrobiologiczna — 14 methods
Laboratory locations
- Laboratorium Centralne — ul. Wodociągowa 8, 43-356 Kobiernice
- Laboratorium Analiz Wody — ul. Wodociągowa 8, 43-356 Kobiernice
- Pracownia Fizyko-Chemiczna — ul. Wodociągowa 8, 43-356 Kobiernice
- Pracownia Mikrobiologiczna — ul. Wodociągowa 8, 43-356 Kobiernice
- Laboratorium Analiz Ścieków — ul. Bestwińska 63, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała
Accreditation scope — test methods (78)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Wody; Pracownia Fizyko-Chemiczna | |||||
| 1 | Water | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.4.6 | ||
| 2 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.5, 7.6 i 8.2 | ||
| 3 | Water | Colour Range (0 - 70) mg Pt/l |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D + Ap1:2015-06 | |
| 4 | Water | Fluoride concentration Range (0,10 - 5,0) mg/l |
Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588/03 | |
| 5 | Water | Electrical conductivity Range (10 - 12880) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 6 | Water | Total iron concentration Range (0,020 - 3,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-73/C-04586/03 | |
| 7 | Water | Manganese concentration Range (0,020 - 0,6) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/UC/05 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r. | na podstawie testu Hach nr 8149 | |
| 8 | Water | Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (10 - 500) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 9 | Water | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 250) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 10 | Water | Total alkalinity Range (0,2 - 20) mval/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001 + Ap1:2004 | |
| 11 | Water | Ammonia (ammonium ion) concentration Range (0,10 - 2,0) mg/l NH4+ |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 12 | Water | Nitrite concentration Range (0,002 - 0,800) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 13 | Water | Chemical oxygen demand (COD-Cr) Range (10,0 - 150) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 14 | Water | BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | PB/UC/51 wydanie 2 z 30.11.2012 r. | |
| 15 | Water | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,050 - 1,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 4 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010 | |
| 16 | Water | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,10 - 2,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 7 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 | |
| 17 | Water | Sulfate concentration Range (5,0 – 250) mg/l |
Turbidimetric method | PB/UC/11 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r. | na podstawie testu Hach nr 8051 | |
| 18 | Water | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 - 500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 19 | Water (including swimming pool water) | pH Range (4,0 - 10,0) |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 20 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Turbidity Range (0,10 - 400) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 21 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Permanganate index Range (0,50 - 50) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 22 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Nitrate concentration Range (3,0 - 60) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 23 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,05 - 2,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/UC/25 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r. | na podstawie testu Hach nr 8021 | |
| 24 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,05 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/UC/57 wyd. 1 z 01.12.2016 | |
| 25 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) | PB/UC/57 wyd. 1 z 01.12.2016 | ||
| 26 | Water (including swimming pool water), wastewater | Concentration of volatile halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives: Range trichloromethane (chloroform) (1,0 - 200) μg/l bromodichloromethane (1,0 - 100) μg/l dibromochloromethane (1,0 - 100) μg/l tribromomethane (bromoform) (1,0 - 100) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with headspace analysis with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) | PN-EN ISO 10301:2002 | |
| 27 | Water (including swimming pool water), wastewater | Concentration of total THM (calculated) | |||
| Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Wody; Pracownia Mikrobiologiczna | |||||
| 28 | Water | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 29 | Water | Total count of microorganisms at 30°C | Plate method, pour plate | PB/UC/50 wydanie 1 z 16.08.2012 r. | |
| 30 | Water | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 31 | Water | Coliform bacteria count | MPN method (Colilert-18) | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 32 | Water | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 33 | Water | Count of spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN 26461-2:2001 | |
| 34 | Water | Clostridium perfringens count including spores | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016 | |
| 35 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 36 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 37 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Escherichia coli count | MPN method (Colilert-18) | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 38 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Range od 1 jtk/100 ml Range od 1 jtk/1000 ml Matryca A; Procedura 5, pożywka A (BCYE) Procedura 6 i 7 pożywka B (BCYE+AB) lub C (GVPC lub MWY) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 39 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Range od 10 jtk/1 ml Range od 1000 jtk/100 ml Range od 10000 jtk/1000 ml Matryca A: Procedura 1 i 2, pożywka A (BCYE), B (BCYE+AB), C(GVPC lub MWY) |
Plate method, spread plate | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | |
| 40 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 41 | Swimming pool water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PB/UC/46 wydanie 1 z 30.12.2010 r. | |
| Laboratorium Centralne; Laboratorium Analiz Ścieków | |||||
| 42 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual method; Automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 43 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (1,0 – 50)°C |
PB/RLS/24 wydanie 1 z 05.01.2012 r. | ||
| 44 | Wastewater | pH Range (1,0 - 12,0) |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 45 | Wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,40 - 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 46 | Wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,14 - 30,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 47 | Wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,03 - 5,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 48 | Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PB/RLS/14 wydanie 2 z 31.01.2012 r. | ||
| 49 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand (COD-Cr) Range (10 - 7 000) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PB/RLS/21 wydanie 2 z dnia 27.11.2012 r. | |
| 50 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand (COD-Cr) Range (30 - 50 000) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6060:2006 | |
| 51 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand (COD-Cr) Range (10,0 - 1000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 52 | Wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 53 | Wastewater | Substances extractable with petroleum ether Range (10 - 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PB/RLS/13 wydanie 2 z 20.01.2012 r. | |
| 54 | Wastewater | Anionic surfactants (Anionic detergents) Range (0,2 – 20) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 903:2002 | |
| 55 | Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,10 - 50,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 8 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010 | |
| 56 | Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (1,0 - 1000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 57 | Wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (20 - 2500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 58 | Wastewater | Phenol index Range (0,005 - 0,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6439:1994 metoda B | |
| 59 | Wastewater | Sum of metals (Cr, Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb) (calculated) | PB/RLS/26 wydanie 1 z 30.11.2012 r. | ||
| 60 | Wastewater | BOD5, BOD2+5 Range (1 – 2100) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 61 | Wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 1500) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 62 | Wastewater | Chromium(VI) concentration Range (0,010 – 5,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-77/C-04604/08 | |
| 63 | Wastewater | Metal concentrations: Range Cd (0,001 - 100) mg/l Pb (0,005 - 100) mg/l Zn (0,020 - 100) mg/l Cr (0,005 - 100) mg/l Ni (0,002 - 100) mg/l Cu (0,020 - 100) mg/l Fe (0,020 - 10) mg/l Mn (0,010 - 10) mg/l Al (0,020 - 10) mg/l Ca (1 - 300) mg/l Mg (1 - 300) mg/l Na (1 - 300) mg/l K (1 - 300) mg/l B (0,1 – 20) mg/l Ba (0,010 – 20,0) mg/l Be (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Co (0,010 – 5,0) mg/l Ag (0,002 – 0,5) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 64 | Wastewater | Metal concentrations: Range Sb (0,001 – 0,5) mg/l As (0,001 – 0,5) mg/l Se (0,002 – 1,0) mg/l |
Hydride generation inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (HG-ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 65 | Water | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,40 – 5,0) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 66 | Water | Metal concentrations: Range Cd (0,001 - 10) mg/l Pb (0,005 - 10) mg/l Zn (0,020 - 10) mg/l Cr (0,005 - 10) mg/l Ni (0,002 - 10) mg/l Cu (0,020 - 10) mg/l Fe (0,020 - 10) mg/l Mn (0,010 - 10) mg/l Al (0,020 - 10) mg/l Ca (1 - 300) mg/l Mg (1 - 300) mg/l Na (1 - 300) mg/l K (1 - 300) mg/l B (0,1 – 5,0) mg/l Ba (0,010 – 5,0) mg/l Be (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Co (0,010 – 5,0) mg/l Ag (0,002 – 0,5) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 67 | Water | Metal concentrations: Range Sb (0,001 – 0,5) mg/l As (0,001 – 0,5) mg/l Se (0,002 – 1,0) mg/l |
Hydride generation inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (HG-ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 68 | Water, wastewater | Mercury concentration Range (0,0003 – 0,10) mg/l |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB/RLS/25 wydanie 1 z 15.06.2012 r. | |
| 69 | Rainwater and snowmelt water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 70 | Rainwater and snowmelt water | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 - 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 71 | Sewage sludge | pH Range (4,0 – 10,0) |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN 12176:2004 | |
| 72 | Sewage sludge | Sucha masa / Zawartośc wody Range (0,5 - 99,5)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 12880:2004 | |
| 73 | Sewage sludge | Strata przy prażeniu suchej masy / Pozostałość po prażeniu Range (0,5 - 99,5)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 12879:2004 | |
| 74 | Sewage sludge | Ammonium nitrogen content Range (0,1 - 5,0)% |
Titrimetric method | PN-75/C-04576/15 | |
| 75 | Sewage sludge | Total Kjeldahl nitrogen content Range (0,10 - 10)% |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 13342:2002 | |
| 76 | Sewage sludge | Total phosphorus content Range (1,0 – 5,0)% |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 14672:2006 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 4 +Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010 | |
| 77 | Sewage sludge | Metal content Range Chromium (5 - 3000) mg/kg Lead (5 - 2000) mg/kg Zinc (20 - 7000) mg/kg Cadmium (1 - 100) mg/kg Nickel (5 - 1000) mg/kg Copper (20 - 4000) mg/kg Calcium (1 - 60)% Magnesium (0,2 - 10)% |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | PN-EN 13346:2002 | |
| 78 | Sewage sludge | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011, z wyłączeniem pkt 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.7, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10 | ||
Reference standards (65)
PB/RLS/13 wydanie 2 z 20.01.2012 r.
PB/RLS/14 wydanie 2 z 31.01.2012 r.
PB/RLS/21 wydanie 2 z dnia 27.11.2012 r.
PB/RLS/24 wydanie 1 z 05.01.2012 r.
PB/RLS/25 wydanie 1 z 15.06.2012 r.
PB/RLS/26 wydanie 1 z 30.11.2012 r.
PB/UC/05 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r.
PB/UC/11 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r.
PB/UC/25 wydanie 1 z 10.02.2004 r.
PB/UC/46 wydanie 1 z 30.12.2010 r.
PB/UC/50 wydanie 1 z 16.08.2012 r.
PB/UC/51 wydanie 2 z 30.11.2012 r.
PB/UC/57 wyd. 1 z 01.12.2016
PN-73/C-04586/03
PN-75/C-04576/15
PN-77/C-04604/08
PN-78/C-04588/03
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-EN 12176:2004
PN-EN 12879:2004
PN-EN 12880:2004
PN-EN 13342:2002
PN-EN 13346:2002
PN-EN 14672:2006
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26461-2:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN 903:2002
PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011, z wyłączeniem pkt 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.7, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.5, 7.6 i 8.2
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 4 +Ap1:2010 + Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 4 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 7 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 pkt 8 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D + Ap1:2015-06
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001 + Ap1:2004
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6439:1994 metoda B
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
na podstawie testu Hach nr 8021
na podstawie testu Hach nr 8051
na podstawie testu Hach nr 8149