🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironmentMicrobiology
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 755 (Brzozów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 34 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Test objects / Group of objects, Workplace environment - air, Swimming pool water. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Direct measurement method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 755
- Methods in scope: 34
- Types of test objects: 9
- Techniques used: 11
- City: Brzozów, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 755
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W BRZOZOWIE, ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- City
- Brzozów, Poland
What this laboratory tests (9)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 14 methods
- Test objects / Group of objects — 4 methods
- Workplace environment - air — 4 methods
- Swimming pool water — 3 methods
- Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - whole-body vibration — 2 methods
- Rectal swab, faeces — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (11)
- Membrane filtration method — 6 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 5 methods
- Direct measurement method — 4 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 1 method
- Nephelometric method — 1 method
- Personal dosimetry method — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
- Visual method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (4)
- LABORATORY DIVISION; Occupational Hygiene Laboratory — 14 methods
- LABORATORY DIVISION; Water Physicochemistry Laboratory — 10 methods
- LABORATORY DIVISION; Water Bacteriology Laboratory — 8 methods
- LABORATORY DIVISION; Intestinal Diseases Bacteriology Laboratory — 2 methods
Laboratory locations
- ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY — ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- Pracownia Bakteriologii Wody — ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- Pracownia Fizykochemii Wody — ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- Pracownia Higieny Pracy — ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- Pracownia Bakteriologii Schorzeń Jelitowych — ul. Moniuszki 17, 36-200 Brzozów
- ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY; Pracownia Bakteriologii Schorzeń Jelitowych —
- ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY; Pracownia Bakteriologii Wody —
- ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY; Pracownia Fizykochemii Wody —
- ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY; Pracownia Higieny Pracy —
Accreditation scope — test methods (34)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY DIVISION; Water Bacteriology Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 2 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PB/06/M wyd. V z dnia 07.03.2025 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 3 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of thermotolerant coliform bacteria | Membrane filtration method | PB/06/M wyd. V z dnia 07.03.2025 | |
| 4 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PB/06/M wyd. V z dnia 07.03.2025 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 5 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2: 2004 | |
| 6 | Swimming pool water | Total viable count at 36 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 7 | Swimming pool water | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 8 | Swimming pool water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| LABORATORY DIVISION; Water Physicochemistry Laboratory | |||||
| 9 | Test objects / Group of objects | Characteristics tested and test/measurement methods | Normy i/lub udokumentowane procedury badawcze | ||
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (0,040 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 11 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (0,010 – 1,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04590/03 | |
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,020 – 1,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 13 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,13 – 2,6) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,18 – 110) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (148 – 12800) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 20) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 – 60) mg/l Pt |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887: 2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Metoda D | |
| LABORATORY DIVISION; Occupational Hygiene Laboratory | |||||
| 19 | Test objects / Group of objects | Characteristics tested and test/measurement methods | Normy i/lub udokumentowane procedury badawcze | ||
| 20 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,06 – 100) 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 | |
| 21 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for an 8-h working day of the vector sum of the frequency-corrected r.m.s. vibration accelerations, determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the frequency-weighted r.m.s. 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 | ||
| 22 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 23 | 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 | ||
| 24 | Test objects / Group of objects | Characteristics tested and test/measurement methods | Normy i/lub udokumentowane procedury badawcze | ||
| 25 | Workplace environment - noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level, Maximum A-weighted sound level, Range (40 – 137) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level, Range (40 – 140) 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 | |
| 26 | Workplace environment - noise | Noise exposure level referred to: 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 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11 | ||
| 27 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range (5 – 5 000) lx |
Direct measurement method | PN-83/E-04040.03 | |
| 28 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PN-83/E-04040.03 | ||
| 29 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction inorganic substances, including: respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 30 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 31 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents – inhalable fraction Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Range (0,18 – 20) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 32 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents – respirable fraction Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Range (0,13 – 21) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| LABORATORY DIVISION; Intestinal Diseases Bacteriology Laboratory | |||||
| 33 | Test objects / Group of objects | Characteristics tested and test/measurement methods | Normy i/lub udokumentowane procedury badawcze | ||
| 34 | Rectal swab, faeces | Presence of Salmonella and Shigella rods | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB/03/M wydanie VII z dnia 20.03.2026 | |
Reference standards (29)
Normy i/lub udokumentowane procedury badawcze
PB/03/M wydanie VII z dnia 20.03.2026
PB/06/M wyd. V z dnia 07.03.2025
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 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
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 Metoda D
PN-EN ISO 7899-2: 2004
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 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
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