🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 648 • Konin, Poland • 56 methods

Water & wastewaterMicrobiologyFood & beveragesMaterials & polymersPetrochemistry & fuels

POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 648 (Konin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 56 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Food & beverages, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Water intended for human consumption, Clinical material: faeces, rectal swab, Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Plate method (pour plate), Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 648
  • Methods in scope: 56
  • Types of test objects: 14
  • Techniques used: 25
  • City: Konin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 648
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W KONINIE, ul. Stanisława Staszica 16, 62-500 Konin
City
Konin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (14)

Analytical techniques used (25)

Accreditation scope — test methods (56)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
2 Water, Water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
3 Water, Water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (2,5 – 70) mg/l Pt
Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D
4 Water, Water intended for human consumption pH
Range (3,0 – 10,0)
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
5 Water, Water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 2770) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
6 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total hardness
Range (10 – 700) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
7 Water, Water intended for human consumption Calcium concentration
Range (4,0 – 200) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6058:1999
8 Water, Water intended for human consumption Magnesium concentration (calculated) PN-C-04554-4:1999, zał. A
9 Water, Water intended for human consumption Nitrite concentration
Range (0,010 – 0,70) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
10 Water, Water intended for human consumption Ammonium ion concentration
Range (0,040 – 2,6) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
11 Water, Water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,10 – 100) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
12 Water, Water intended for human consumption Permanganate index (oxidisability with KMnO4)
Range (0,50-16) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
13 Water, Water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
fluorides (F-) (0,050 – 2,0) mg/l chlorides (Cl-) (5,0 – 500) mg/l nitrates (NO3-) (1,00 – 100) mg/l sulfates (SO42- ) (5,0– 300) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
14 Water intended for human consumption Bromate concentration
Range (3,0 – 20) μg/l
Ion chromatography with spectrophotometric detection (IC-UV/Vis) PN-EN ISO 11206:2013-07
15 Water intended for human consumption Chlorate concentration
Range (0,050-1,0) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
16 Water intended for human consumption Chlorite concentration
Range (0,050-1,0) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
17 Water intended for human consumption Sum of chlorites and chlorates (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
18 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
19 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total viable count at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
20 Water, Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+A1:2017-04
21 Water, Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12+A1:2017-04
22 Water, Water intended for human consumption Intestinal enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
23 Water, Water intended for human consumption Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method PB-02/OL-B: Wyd. 04 z dnia 10.03.2020 r. w oparciu o wytyczne NIZP PZH-PIB
24 Water, Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
25 Water, Water intended for human consumption Most probable number of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
26 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+Ap1:2019-12
27 Water, Water intended for human consumption Clostridium perfringens count (including spores) Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
28 Water intended for human consumption Count of sulphite-reducing anaerobes (clostridia) Membrane filtration method PN-EN 26461-2:2001
29 Water Most probable number of Escherichia coli MPN method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
30 Coffee and tea, Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable and fruit products and vegetable – meat products, Fish and fish products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, Spices; Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats;, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements, Eggs and egg products Presence of Salmonella spp. rods Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09
31 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Cereals and cereal products, Delicatessen products Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03+A1:2024-02
32 Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable and fruit products and vegetable – meat products, Fish and fish products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats;, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method (spread plate) PN- EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
33 Food concentrates, Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable and fruit products and vegetable – meat products, Fish and fish products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Frozen food, Delicatessen products Presence of Listeria monocytogenes Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
34 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Fish and fish products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Delicatessen products Enterobacteriaceae count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
35 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Confectionery and sweets, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Cereals and cereal products, Delicatessen products Presumptive Bacillus cereus count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09
36 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Confectionery and sweets, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable and fruit products and vegetable – meat products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Cereals and cereal products, Delicatessen products Total viable count Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+Ap1:2016-11+A1:2022-06
37 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Confectionery and sweets, Herbal raw materials and products, spices, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Oils, animal and vegetable fats, Cereals and cereal products, Delicatessen products, Fruit, vegetables and vegetable and fruit products and vegetable – meat products Count of β-glucuronidase-positive, Escherichia coli Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
38 Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses Presence of Enterobacteriaceae Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08
39 Clinical material: faeces, rectal swab Presence of rods of the genus, Salmonella and Shigella Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PB-01/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r. | na podstawie zaleceń NIZP PZH-PIB
40 Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy Presence of the indicator microorganism, Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus atropheus Culture method PB-04/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r. | na podstawie instrukcji producentów wskaźników
41 Clinical material: faeces, rectal swab Presence of intestinal parasites:
Ascaris lumbricoides Enterobius vermicularis Taenia sp. Giardia intestinalis Trichuris trichiura
Microscopic method PB-03/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r. | na podstawie wytycznych NIZP PZH-PIB
42 Water, Water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
iron (20 – 5000) μg/l manganese (10 – 1000 ) μg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-03/OL-E Wyd.02 z dnia 21.03.2022
43 Water, Water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
cadmium (0,50 – 5,0) μg/l lead (2,0 – 30) μg/l nickel (4,0 – 30) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
44 Water, Water intended for human consumption Total chromium concentration
Range (2,0 – 14) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN 1233:2000
45 Water, Water intended for human consumption Arsenic concentration
Range (1,0 – 10) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-EN ISO 11969:1999
46 Water, Water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
sodium (0,40 – 250) mg/l potassium (0,40 – 12,5) mg/l
Flame emission spectrometry method (FEAS) PN-ISO 9964-3:1994
47 Water, Water intended for human consumption Mercury concentration
Range (0,30 – 2,0) μg/l
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN ISO 12846:2012+Ap1:2016-07
48 Water intended for human consumption Silver concentration
Range (0,0020-0,015) mg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
49 Water intended for human consumption Antimony concentration
Range (1,0-10) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-EN ISO 11969:1999
50 Water, Water intended for human consumption Selenium concentration
Range (2,0 – 20) μg/l
Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) PN-ISO 9965:2001
51 Water, Water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
copper (0,050 – 1,00) mg/l zinc (0,050 – 1,00) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
52 Water, Water intended for human consumption Concentration of halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives:
chloroform (2,0 – 200) μg/l dibromochloromethane (2,0 – 40) μg/l bromodichloromethane (2,0 – 40) μg/l bromoform (2,0 – 40) μg/l Sum of THM (calculated)
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
53 Water, Water intended for human consumption PAH concentration:
benzo(b)fluoranthene Range (0,0020 – 0,030) μg/l benzo(k)fluoranthene (0,0020 – 0,030) μg/l benzo(a)pyrene (0,0020 – 0,030) μg/l benzo(g,h,i)perylene (0,0020 – 0,030) μg/l indeno (1,2,3-c,d) piren (0,0020 – 0,030) μg/l Sum of PAH (calculated)
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) PN-EN ISO 17993:2005
54 Water, Water intended for human consumption Benzene concentration
Range (0,20 – 3,4) μg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-07/OL-E Wyd. 02 z dnia 10.03.2020
55 Water, Water intended for human consumption Aluminium concentration
Range (20 – 240) μg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 12020:2002
56 Water intended for human consumption Benzene concentration
Range (0,30– 2,0) μg/l
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique, thermal desorption and flame ionization detection (P&T GC-FID) PN-EN ISO 15680:2008

Reference standards (53)

PB-01/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r.
PB-02/OL-B: Wyd. 04 z dnia 10.03.2020 r. w oparciu o wytyczne NIZP PZH-PIB
PB-03/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r.
PB-03/OL-E Wyd.02 z dnia 21.03.2022
PB-04/OL-C: Wyd. 03 z dnia 10.03.2020 r.
PB-07/OL-E Wyd. 02 z dnia 10.03.2020
PN- EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
PN-C-04554-4:1999, zał. A
PN-EN 1233:2000
PN-EN 26461-2:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
PN-EN ISO 10304-4:2022-08
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11206:2013-07
PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08+Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 11969:1999
PN-EN ISO 12020:2002
PN-EN ISO 12846:2012+Ap1:2016-07
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 15680:2008
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 17993:2005
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
PN-EN ISO 21528-1:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 4833-1:2013-12+Ap1:2016-11+A1:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04+A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-2:2022-03+A1:2024-02
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda D
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005+A1:2020-09
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 9308-3:2002
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 8288:2002
PN-ISO 9964-3:1994
PN-ISO 9965:2001
na podstawie instrukcji producentów wskaźników
na podstawie wytycznych NIZP PZH-PIB
na podstawie zaleceń NIZP PZH-PIB