🇵🇱 GRUPA AZOTY S.A. PL

PCA AB 790 • Tarnów, Poland • 24 methods

Water & wastewaterPetrochemistry & fuels

GRUPA AZOTY S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 790 (Tarnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 24 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Petrochemistry & fuels. Test objects include: Water, Wastewater, Solid fuels - hard coal, Waste code: 10 01 02, 10 01 15, Wastewater. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gravimetric method, High-temperature combustion with IR detection.

At a glance

Accreditation number: PCA AB 790
Methods in scope: 24
Types of test objects: 5
Techniques used: 10
City: Tarnów, Poland

Accreditation number: AB 790
Accreditation body: PCA
Address: CENTRUM BADAŃ I ANALIZ, ul. Kwiatkowskiego 8, 33-101 Tarnów
City: Tarnów, Poland

What this laboratory tests (5)

Water, Wastewater — 14 methods
Solid fuels - hard coal — 7 methods
Waste code: 10 01 02, 10 01 15 — 1 method
Wastewater — 1 method
Water — 1 method

Analytical techniques used (10)

Spectrophotometric method — 7 methods
Gravimetric method — 5 methods
High-temperature combustion with IR detection — 4 methods
Automatic method; Manual method — 1 method
Calorimetric method — 1 method
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) — 1 method
Electrochemical method — 1 method
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 1 method
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 1 method
Potentiometric method — 1 method

Accreditation scope — test methods (24)

No.	Test object	Methodology / Parameters	Technique	Reference document
Test methods
1	Water, Wastewater	Mercury Hg concentration Range (0,10 – 20,0) μg/l	Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS)	PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 p.7 +Ap1:2016-07
2	Water, Wastewater	Element concentration Zn (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Cd (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Cu (0,020 – 5,0) mg/l Cr (0,003 – 5,0) mg/l Ni (0,005 – 5,0) mg/l Fe (0,005 – 50,0) mg/l V (0,005 – 5,0) mg/l Ag (0,005 – 5,0) mg/l As (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Pb (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l Ba (0,050 – 5,0) mg/l	Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)	PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
3	Water, Wastewater	Sulfide concentration Range (0,10 – 20,0) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PB 89/LKS wyd. II z dnia 15.11.2023 na podstawie testu HACH Lange nr LCK 653
4	Water, Wastewater	Adsorbable organically bound halogens (AOX) concentration Range (0,05 – 10,0) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PB 201/LKS wyd. II z dnia 15.11.2023 na podstawie testu HACH Lange nr LCK 390
5	Solid fuels - hard coal	Total moisture content Range (1,0 – 18,0) %	Gravimetric method	PN-G-04611:2020-06
6	Solid fuels - hard coal	Moisture content in the analytical sample Range (0,5 – 8,0) %	Gravimetric method	PN-G-04611:2020-06
7	Solid fuels - hard coal	Ash content Range (1,0 – 40,0) %	Gravimetric method	PN-ISO 1171:2002
8	Solid fuels - hard coal	Total carbon content Range (40,0 – 85,0) %	High-temperature combustion with IR detection	PN-G-04571:1998
9	Solid fuels - hard coal	Total hydrogen content Range (1,40 – 5,50) %	High-temperature combustion with IR detection	PN-G-04571:1998
10	Solid fuels - hard coal	Total sulfur content Range (0,20 – 1,20) %	High-temperature combustion with IR detection	PN-G-04584:2001
11	Solid fuels - hard coal	Gross calorific value Range (15000 – 33000) kJ/kg Net calorific value (calculated)	Calorimetric method	PN-ISO 1928:2020-05
12	Waste code: 10 01 02, 10 01 15	Total carbon content Range (0,1 – 30,0) %	High-temperature combustion with IR detection	PN-G-04571:1998
13	Water	Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of water/of the water sample taken Range (1,0 – 50,0) °C		PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6; 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 \| PN-77/C-04584
14	Wastewater	Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of wastewater/of the collected wastewater sample Range (1,0 – 50,0) °C	Automatic method; Manual method	PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 \| PN-77/C-04584
15	Water, Wastewater	pH Range (4,0 – 10,0)	Potentiometric method	PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
16	Water, Wastewater	Anion concentrations Chlorides (1,0 – 1000) mg/l Nitrates (1,0 – 220) mg/l Sulfates (10,0 – 800) mg/l Fluorides (0,10 – 20) mg/l Nitrate nitrogen (calculated)	Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD)	PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
17	Water, Wastewater	Chemical oxygen demand COD-Cr Range (10,0 – 150) mg/l O2	Spectrophotometric method	PN-ISO 15705:2005
18	Water, Wastewater	Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (0,80 – 100) mg/l	Gravimetric method	PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
19	Water, Wastewater	Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,080 – 3,00) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 7 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
20	Water, Wastewater	Phenol index Range (0,004 – 0,1) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PN-ISO 6439:1994 p. 5
21	Water, Wastewater	Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5 Range (1 – 30) mg/l O2	Electrochemical method	PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
22	Water, Wastewater	Formaldehyde concentration Range (0,10 – 2,0) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PB 102/LKE wyd. III z dnia 08.09.2022
23	Water, Wastewater	Substances extractable with petroleum ether Range (1 – 100) mg/l	Gravimetric method	PB 101/LKE wyd. IV z dnia 08.09.2022
24	Water, Wastewater	Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,025 – 20,0) mg/l	Spectrophotometric method	PN-ISO 7150-1:2002

Reference standards (22)

PB 101/LKE wyd. IV z dnia 08.09.2022

PB 102/LKE wyd. III z dnia 08.09.2022

PB 201/LKS wyd. II z dnia 15.11.2023 na podstawie testu HACH Lange nr LCK 390

PB 89/LKS wyd. II z dnia 15.11.2023 na podstawie testu HACH Lange nr LCK 653

PN-77/C-04584

PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007

PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012

PN-EN ISO 10523:2012

PN-EN ISO 11885:2009

PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 p.7 +Ap1:2016-07

PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6; 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12

PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 p. 7 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010

PN-G-04571:1998

PN-G-04584:2001

PN-G-04611:2020-06

PN-ISO 1171:2002

PN-ISO 15705:2005

PN-ISO 1928:2020-05

PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11

PN-ISO 6439:1994 p. 5

PN-ISO 7150-1:2002