🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA W PILE PL

PCA AB 616 • Piła, Poland • 43 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiology

POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA W PILE is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 616 (Piła, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 43 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption, Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Titrimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 616
  • Methods in scope: 43
  • Types of test objects: 6
  • Techniques used: 16
  • City: Piła, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 616
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
al. Wojska Polskiego 43, 64-920 Piła
City
Piła, Poland

What this laboratory tests (6)

Analytical techniques used (16)

Accreditation scope — test methods (43)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water, Water intended for human consumption Iron concentration
Range (30 – 9000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 | PN-ISO 6332:2001/Ap1:2016-06
2 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,01 – 4,9) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
3 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrate concentration
Range (0,44 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
4 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,05 – 12,9) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-C-04576-4:1994
5 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,13 – 2,58) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method W/PB-36 wyd. 2 z 21.07.2023 r. | na podstawie testu NANOCOLOR nr REF 91805
6 Water, Water intended for human consumption pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
7 Water, Water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (84 – 2700) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
8 Water, Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2,5 – 70) mg/l Pt
Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012/Ap1:2015-06
9 Water, Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2 – 70) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012/Ap1:2015-06
10 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (10 – 600) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
11 Water, Water intended for human consumption Calcium concentration
Range (2 – 200) mg/dm3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6058:1999
12 Water, Water intended for human consumption Magnesium concentration (calculated) PN-C-04554-4:1999 Załącznik A
13 Water, Water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
14 Water, Water intended for human consumption Fluoride concentration
Range (0,02 – 5) mg/l
Potentiometric method PN-78/C-04588.03
15 Water, Water intended for human consumption Chloride concentration
Range (5 – 500) mg/l
Potentiometric method PN-80/C-04617.04
16 Water, Water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (0,5 – 10) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
17 Water, Water intended for human consumption Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH concentration
Benzo(a)pyrene (0,003 – 0,05) μg/l Benzo(b)fluoranthene Range (0,005 – 0,05) μg/l Benzo(k)fluoranthene (0,005 – 0,05) μg/l Benzo(g,h,i)perylene (0,005 – 0,05) μg/l Indeno (1,2,3-c,d)piren (0,005 – 0,05) μg/l Sum of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH (calculated)
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) W/PB-35 wyd. 4 z dnia 11.12.2024 r.
18 Water, Water intended for human consumption Sodium concentration
Range (5 – 250) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 9964-1:1994 | PN-ISO 9964-1:1994/Ap1:2009
19 Water, Water intended for human consumption Sulfate concentration
Range (2,5 – 400) mg/l
Turbidimetric method PN-79/C-04566.10
20 Water, Water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (15 – 900) μg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-92/C-04570/01
21 Water, Water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
Nitrates (0,1 – 100) mg/dm3 Nitrites (0,05 – 2,5) mg/dm3 Chlorides (2 – 500) mg/dm3 Fluorides (0,1 – 5,0) mg/dm3 Sulfates (2 – 500) mg/dm3
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
22 Water, Water intended for human consumption Chlorate concentration
Range (0,050 – 1,0) mg/dm3 Chlorite concentration Range (0,050 – 1,0) mg/dm3 Sum of chlorate and chlorite concentrations (calculated)
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
23 Water intended for human consumption Presence of foreign odour (qualitative method) Threshold odour number TON
Range 2
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
24 Water intended for human consumption Presence of foreign taste (qualitative method) Threshold flavour number TFN
Range 2
Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice PN-EN 1622:2006
25 Swimming pool water Nitrate concentration
Range (0,44 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
26 Swimming pool water Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
27 Swimming pool water Permanganate index
Range (0,5 – 10) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
28 Swimming pool water Nitrate concentration
Range (1 – 100) mg/dm3
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
29 Water Most probable number, Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
30 Water, Water intended for human consumption Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
31 Water, Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 /A1:2017-04
32 Water, Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 /A1:2017-04
33 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36oC Plate method - pour plate PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
34 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22oC Plate method - pour plate PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
35 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
36 Water, Water intended for human consumption Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
37 Water, Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
38 Swimming pool water Total viable count at 36oC Plate method - pour plate PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
39 Swimming pool water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 /A1:2017-04
40 Swimming pool water Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
41 Swimming pool water 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
42 Human biological material (faeces, rectal swab) Presence and identification of rods, Salmonella, Shigella Culture method, supplemented with biochemical and serological tests M/PB-01 wyd. 6 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
43 Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy Presence of the indicator microorganism (Geobacillus stearothermophillus) Culture method M/PB-02 wyd. 4 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.

Reference standards (39)

M/PB-01 wyd. 6 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
M/PB-02 wyd. 4 z dnia 21.07.2023 r.
PN-78/C-04588.03
PN-79/C-04566.10
PN-80/C-04617.04
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04570/01
PN-C-04554-4:1999 Załącznik A
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 1622:2006
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
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 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012/Ap1:2015-06
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
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 9308-3:2002
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001
PN-ISO 6332:2001/Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994/Ap1:2009
W/PB-35 wyd. 4 z dnia 11.12.2024 r.
W/PB-36 wyd. 2 z 21.07.2023 r.
na podstawie testu NANOCOLOR nr REF 91805