🇵🇱 GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE KĘDZIERZYN S.A. PL

PCA AB 672 • Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland • 63 methods

Water & wastewaterEnvironmentPetrochemistry & fuels

GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE KĘDZIERZYN S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 672 (Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 63 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Petrochemistry & fuels. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Solid fuels: hard coal, O) Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie ka…, Water. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Spectrophotometric method, Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 672
  • Methods in scope: 63
  • Types of test objects: 13
  • Techniques used: 18
  • City: Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 672
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
DEPARTAMENT ROZWOJU I INWESTYCJI, ul. Mostowa 30 A, 47-220 Kędzierzyn-Koźle
City
Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland

What this laboratory tests (13)

Analytical techniques used (18)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (63)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Environmental Testing Laboratory
1 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual method; Automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
2 Wastewater Metal concentrations
B (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Ba (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Zn (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Mo (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Pb (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l V (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Cr (0,015 – 5,0) mg/l Cu (0,015 – 5,0) mg/l Ni (0,015 – 5,0) mg/l Cd (0,015 – 5,0) mg/l Fe (0,015 – 5,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
3 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
4 Water Poziom zwierciadła wody
Range (0,0 – 12,0) m
IB-38/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 07 z dnia 02.09.2024 r.
5 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.3, 7.5, 7.6; 9.4
6 Water Metal concentrations
Cd (1,0 – 80) µg/l Cr (5,0 – 800) µg/l Cu (5,0 – 10000) µg/l Fe (50,0 – 10000) µg/l Ni (5,0 – 800) µg/l Pb (10,0 – 800) µg/l Zn (50,0 – 10000) µg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
7 Water, wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,050 – 20,0) mg/l
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
8 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,050 – 10) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
9 Water, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,010 – 20) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
10 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 100) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576.08
11 Water, wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
12 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) IB-22B/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 22.12.2025 r.
13 Water, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 10) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
14 Water, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 100) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
15 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/l
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
16 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 100) mg/l
High-temperature combustion with chemiluminescence detection PN-EN ISO 20236:2025-05
17 Water, wastewater Phenol index concentration
Range (0,01 – 1,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994 p. 5
18 Water, wastewater pH
Range 2,0 – 11,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
19 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand
COD-Cr Range (30 – 7000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6060:2006
20 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand
COD-Cr Range (5,0 - 15000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
21 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand
BOD5 Range (3 – 4000) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
22 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand
BOD5 Range (0,50 – 6,0) mg/l O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
23 Water, wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (140 – 12800) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
24 Water, wastewater Dissolved solids
Range (10 – 10000) mg/l
Gravimetric method IB-32A/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 04 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
25 Water, wastewater Dry residue (calculated) IB-32A/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 04 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
26 Water, wastewater Total organic carbon concentration (TOC)
Range (3,0 – 2000) mg/l
Spectrometry method in the infrared range IR PN-EN 1484:1999
27 Water, wastewater Phosphate concentration
Range (0,050 –10) mg/l P
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006, rozdział 4
28 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+ Ap1:2007
29 Water, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10 – 1200) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
30 Water, wastewater Anion concentrations
chlorides (2,0 – 500) mg/l sulfates (2,0 – 500) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
31 Water, wastewater Formaldehyde concentration
Range (0,20 – 80) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method IB-18A/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 05 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
32 Solid fuels: hard coal Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,5 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 11722:2009
33 Solid fuels: hard coal First-stage (free) moisture content
Range (2,0 – 20,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 589:2006
34 Solid fuels: hard coal Second-stage moisture content (moisture remaining in the sample)
Range (1,0 – 15,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A1 i A2
35 Solid fuels: hard coal Total moisture content (calculated) PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A
36 Solid fuels: hard coal Ash content
Range (1,0 – 40,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 1171:2002
37 Solid fuels: hard coal Total carbon content
Range (35,0 – 84,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
38 Solid fuels: hard coal Hydrogen content
Range (1,50 – 5,00) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04571:1998
39 Solid fuels: hard coal Total sulfur content
Range (0,20 – 1,50) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-G-04584:2001
40 Solid fuels: hard coal Gross calorific value
Range (14000 – 35000) J/g
Calorimetric method PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
41 Solid fuels: hard coal Net calorific value (calculated) PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
42 Waste O): code 10 01 01, 10 01 02, 10 01 80
O) Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Moisture content in the analytical sample
Range (0,15 – 6,0) %
Gravimetric method IB-02A/PB-12E/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
43 Waste O): code 10 01 01, 10 01 02, 10 01 80
O) Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Total carbon content
Range (1,0 – 20,0) %
High-temperature combustion with IR detection IB-05A/PB-12E/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
44 Odpady O): kod 10 01 02 popiół lotny
O) Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Loss on ignition
Range (1,0 – 10,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 196-2:2013-11 | PN-EN 450-1:2012
45 Odpady O): kod 10 01 02 popiół lotny
O) Kody odpadów według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów
Fineness
Range (10,0 – 40,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 451-2:2017-06
46 Workplace environment - air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances, including inhalable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction inorganic substances, including respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method; Stationary method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
47 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
48 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on filters Concentration/ content of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction
Portland cement Kaolin Synthetic amorphous silica (precipitated and gel) Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Range (0,2 – 20,0) mg/m3 Range (0,2 – 2,4) mg w próbce
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
49 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on filters Concentration/ content of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction
Portland cement Synthetic amorphous silica (precipitated and gel) Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Diesel engine exhaust Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,2 – 5,0) mg/m3 Range (0,2 – 5,0) mg w próbce
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
50 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on filters Stężenie/ zawartość krystalicznej krze-mionki (kwarc, krystobalit)
Range (0,013 – 0,5) mg/m3 Range (0,010 – 0,400) mg w próbce
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
51 Workplace environment - air Carbon monoxide concentration
Range (2,3 – 116) mg/m3 Range (2 – 100) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-22/PL-2-4 wydanie 05 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
52 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected into absorbing solution Concentration/ content of formaldehyde
Range (0,03 – 4,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0008 – 0,025) mg w próbce
Spectrophotometric method PN-76/Z-04045/02
53 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected into absorbing solution Ammonia concentration/ content
Range (1,20 – 56,0) mg/m3 Range (0,048 – 0,32) mg w próbce
Spectrophotometric method PN-71/Z-04041
54 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected into absorbing solution Concentration/ content of nitrogen monoxide
Range (0,14 – 11,55) mg/m3 Range (0,00065 – 0,05020) mg w próbce Range (0,11 – 9,26) ppm
Spectrophotometric method PN-Z-04009-11:2008
55 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected into absorbing solution Concentration/ content of nitrogen dioxide
Range (0,04 – 3,56) mg/m3 Range (0,0002 – 0,0160) mg w próbce Range (0,02 – 1,86) ppm
Spectrophotometric method PN-Z-04009-11:2008
56 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Concentration/ content of toluene
Range (10,0 – 416,67) mg/m3 Range (0,1 – 5,0) mg w próbce
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-89-Z-04023/02
57 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Concentration/ content of 2-ethylhexan-1-ol
Range (0,54 – 86,67) mg/m3 Range (0,013 – 0,26) mg w próbce Range (0,10 – 16,0) ppm
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-Z-04398:2020-12
58 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Concentration/ content of butan-1-ol
Range (5,0 – 300,0) mg/m3 Range (0,23 – 0,90) mg w próbce
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) NIOSH 1401:1994
59 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Concentration/ content of 2-methylpropan-1-ol (isobutanol)
Range (10 – 400) mg/m3 Range (0,045 – 1,2) mg w próbce
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) NIOSH 1401:1994
60 Workplace environment - noise Równoważny poziom dźwięku A; Maksymalny poziom dźwięku A
Range (39 – 137) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (39 – 137) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2,3 – punkt 10,11
61 Workplace environment - noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2,3 – punkt 10,11
62 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (5 – 5000) lx
Direct measurement method PB-05/PL-2-4 wydanie 06 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
63 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated) PB-05/PL-2-4 wydanie 06 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.

Reference standards (57)

IB-02A/PB-12E/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
IB-05A/PB-12E/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
IB-18A/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 05 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
IB-22B/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 03 z dnia 22.12.2025 r.
IB-32A/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 04 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
IB-38/PB-01/PL2-1 wydanie 07 z dnia 02.09.2024 r.
NIOSH 1401:1994
PB-05/PL-2-4 wydanie 06 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
PB-22/PL-2-4 wydanie 05 z dnia 10.12.2025 r.
PN-71/Z-04041
PN-76/Z-04045/02
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-89-Z-04023/02
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 196-2:2013-11
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 450-1:2012
PN-EN 451-2:2017-06
PN-EN 872:2007+ Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
PN-EN ISO 20236:2025-05
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.3, 7.5, 7.6; 9.4
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006, rozdział 4
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2,3 – punkt 10,11
PN-G-04571:1998
PN-G-04584:2001
PN-ISO 1171:2002
PN-ISO 11722:2009
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
PN-ISO 589:2006
PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A
PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda A1 i A2
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6439:1994 p. 5
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
PN-Z-04009-11:2008
PN-Z-04398:2020-12
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
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130