🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 634 • Starachowice, Poland • 55 methods

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POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 634 (Starachowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 55 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol, Workplace environment - air. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Plate method (pour plate).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 634
  • Methods in scope: 55
  • Types of test objects: 12
  • Techniques used: 12
  • City: Starachowice, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 634
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W STARACHOWICACH, ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
City
Starachowice, Poland

What this laboratory tests (12)

Analytical techniques used (12)

Accreditation scope — test methods (55)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water, Water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 3000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
2 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,20 – 2,6) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-C-04576-4:1994
3 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrate concentration
Range (0,70 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
4 Water, Water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
5 Water, Water intended for human consumption Iron concentration
Range (0,040 – 4,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
6 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,030 – 0,825) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
7 Water, Water intended for human consumption Chloride concentration
Range (5,0 – 400) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
8 Water, Water intended for human consumption pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
9 Water, Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2 – 100) mg/l Pt
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+ Ap1:2015-06 p. 6
10 Water, Water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
11 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total calcium and magnesium content (Total hardness)
Range (5,0 – 700) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
12 Water, Water intended for human consumption Manganese concentration
Range (0,020 – 0,20) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590/03
13 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
14 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
15 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
16 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
17 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
18 Water, Water intended for human consumption Enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
19 Water, Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
20 Water, Water intended for human consumption Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella, Matrix A: Procedure 5 (medium A), 7(medium C-GVPC) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12
21 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
22 Swimming pool water Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
23 Swimming pool water Nitrate concentration
Range (0,70 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
24 Swimming pool water Permanganate index
Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
25 Swimming pool water pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
26 Swimming pool water Total chlorine concentration
Range (0,10 – 3,0) mg/l Free chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 2,5) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method P B/SBHŚ/03 Wydanie 2 z dnia 21.05.2018r.
27 Swimming pool water Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) P B/SBHŚ/03 Wydanie 2 z dnia 21.05.2018r.
28 Swimming pool water Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential referred to Ag/AgCl,3,5 mol KCl
Range (200 – 850) mV
Potentiometric method PB/SBHŚ/04 Wydanie 2 z dnia 21.05.2018r.
29 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Total viable count at 36 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
30 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method PB/SBHŚ/02 wydanie 3 z dnia 16.06.2009 r.
31 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
32 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
33 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
34 Swimming pool water water from devices generating water-air aerosol Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella, Matrix B: Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12
35 Bathing water Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
36 Bathing water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
37 Bathing water Intestinal enterococci count
Range od 1 jtk/100 ml
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
38 Dialysis fluids Total viable count at 22 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
39 Dialysis fluids Total viable count at 36 °C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
40 Dialysis fluids Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
41 Workplace environment - noise A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (44 – 136) dB Maximum A-weighted sound pressure level Range (44 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11
42 Workplace environment - noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11
43 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (5 – 10000) lx
Direct measurement method PN-83/E-04040.03
44 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated) PN-83/E-04040.03
45 Workplace environment - air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
industrial dusts -inhalable fraction -respirable fraction inorganic substances respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
46 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
47 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents – inhalable fraction
Range (0,16 – 17,0) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
48 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents – respirable fraction
Range (0,12 – 14,6) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
49 Workplace environment - air Carbon monoxide concentration
Range (2,3 – 117) mg/m3
Electrochemical method PB/SBiPŚP/02 wydanie 3 z dnia 26.10.2023 r
50 Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,2 – 316 ) 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 energy-equivalent for 8 hours of action vector sum of root-mean-square, frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the vector sum of root-mean-square, frequency-weighted 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 Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,018 – 17,8) 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 Faeces Presence of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. rods Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PB/SMPiDDD/01 wydanie 2 z dnia 20.12.2024 r.
55 Faeces Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis rods Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PB/SMPiDDD/01 wydanie 2 z dnia 20.12.2024 r.

Reference standards (39)

P B/SBHŚ/03 Wydanie 2 z dnia 21.05.2018r.
PB/SBHŚ/02 wydanie 3 z dnia 16.06.2009 r.
PB/SBHŚ/04 Wydanie 2 z dnia 21.05.2018r.
PB/SBiPŚP/02 wydanie 3 z dnia 26.10.2023 r
PB/SMPiDDD/01 wydanie 2 z dnia 20.12.2024 r.
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-92/C-04590/03
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5349- 2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 / A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+ Ap1:2015-06 p. 6
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 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
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