🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA W PILE PL
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)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 30 methods
- Swimming pool water — 8 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 2 methods
- Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy — 1 method
- Human biological material (faeces, rectal swab) — 1 method
- Water — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (16)
- Membrane filtration method — 9 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 7 methods
- Titrimetric method — 4 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 3 methods
- Plate method - pour plate — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) — 2 methods
- Nephelometric method — 2 methods
- Simplified method, paired, non-forced choice — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method — 1 method
- Culture method, supplemented with biochemical and serological tests — 1 method
- High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) — 1 method
- MPN method — 1 method
- Turbidimetric method — 1 method
- and 1 more
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