🇵🇱 OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W GLIWICACH PL

PCA AB 798 • Gliwice, Poland • 35 methods

EnvironmentMaterials & polymers

OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W GLIWICACH is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 798 (Gliwice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 35 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Mineral soil, Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium, Fertiliser lime containing magnesium, Organic soil. Most frequently used techniques: Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Potentiometric method, Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 798
  • Methods in scope: 35
  • Types of test objects: 7
  • Techniques used: 9
  • City: Gliwice, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 798
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
DZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY, ul. J. Sowińskiego 26, 44-100 Gliwice
City
Gliwice, Poland

What this laboratory tests (7)

Analytical techniques used (9)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (35)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Soil Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-R-04031:1997
2 Mineral soil pH - in KCl
Range 2,0 - 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
3 Mineral soil Available phosphorus content
Range (1,0 - 45) mg/100g P2O5 Range (0,4 – 19,6) mg/100g P
Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04023:1996
4 Mineral soil Available potassium content
Range (1,0 – 62,0) mg/100g K2O Range (0,8 – 51,7) mg/100g K
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PN-R-04022:1996 | PN- R-04022:1996 + Az1:2002
5 Mineral soil Available magnesium content
Range (1,0 - 70,0) mg/100g
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04020:1994+Az1:2004
6 Mineral soil Available iron content
Range (100 - 4000) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04021:1994
7 Mineral soil Available manganese content
Range (10 - 400) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-93/R-04019
8 Mineral soil Available zinc content
Range (5,0 - 100) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-92/R-04016
9 Mineral soil Available copper content
Range (0,5 - 80,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-92/R-04017
10 Mineral soil Element content
lead (2,0 - 500) mg/kg cadmium (0,5 - 100) mg/kg copper (2,5 - 400) mg/kg zinc (50,0 - 2500) mg/kg iron (250 - 20 000) mg/kg manganese (50,0 - 1000) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB 10 edycja 6 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
11 Mineral soil Mineral nitrogen content
Range (1,0 - 50,0) mg/kg N-NO3 Range (1,0 - 50,0) mg/kg N-NH4
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PB 11 edycja 7 z dnia 27.11.2025 r.
12 Mineral soil Content of elements aluminium (25,0 - 1000) mg/kg calcium (100,0 - 6000) mg/kg potassium (10,0 - 700) mg/kg magnesium (5,0 - 1000) mg/kg phosphorus (10,0 - 1000) mg/kg boron (0,5 - 100) mg/kg copper (1,0 - 100) mg/kg iron (50,0 - 1000) mg/kg manganese (20,0 - 500) mg/kg zinc (2,5 - 500) mg/kg Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB 56 edycja 2 z dnia 01.12.2025
13 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Nitrate nitrogen content – available
Range (10 - 1000) mg/dm3
Potentiometric method PB 01 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
14 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Chloride content
Range (10 - 1000) mg/dm3
Potentiometric method PB 02 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
15 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Available magnesium content
Range (50 - 400) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB 03 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
16 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Available element content
potassium (100 - 1000) mg/dm3 calcium (500 - 5000) mg/dm3
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PB 04 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
17 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Available phosphorus content
Range (20 - 500) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PB 05 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
18 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium pH - in H2O
Range 2,0 - 10,0
Potentiometric method PB 06 edycja 4 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
19 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Salinity
Range (0,1 - 9,0) g/dm3 NaCl
Conductometric method PB 07 edycja 4 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
20 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing medium Available element content
copper (0,2 - 32,0) mg/dm3 iron (1,5 - 80,0) mg/dm3 manganese (0,5 - 80,0) mg/dm3 zinc (0,5 - 32,0) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB 08 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
21 Organic soil pH - in KCl
Range 2,0 - 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
22 Organic soil Available phosphorus content
Range (12,5 - 125) mg/100g P2O5
Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04024:1997
23 Organic soil Available potassium content
Range (12,5 - 150) mg/100g K2O
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PN-R-04024:1997
24 Organic soil Available magnesium content
Range (200 - 2000) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04024:1997
25 Fertiliser lime containing magnesium Calcium content
Range (15,0 - 50,0) % CaO
Titrimetric method PN-C-87006-11:1990 pkt.4 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.5
26 Fertiliser lime containing magnesium Magnesium content
Range (3,0 - 25,0) % MgO
Titrimetric method PN-C-87006-11:1990 pkt.6 z wyłączeniem pkt 6.5
27 Fertiliser lime containing magnesium Water content
Range (0,2 - 12,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-C-87006-20:1991
28 Fertiliser lime containing magnesium Lead content
Range (20,0 - 330) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87006-14:1993 pkt.4.2
29 Fertiliser lime containing magnesium Cadmium content
Range (1,0 - 33,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87006-15:1996 pkt.4.2
30 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble phosphorus content
Range (1,0 - 55,0) % P2O5
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15958:2011 | PN-EN 15959:2024-05
31 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of phosphorus soluble in neutral citrate solution
Range (1,0 - 55,0) % P2O5
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15957:2011 | PN-EN 15959:2024-05
32 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble potassium content
Range (1,0 - 65,0) % K2O
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15477:2009
33 Natural fertilisers, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Organic fertilisers including compost, Plant growth aids: - soil improvers, - growing media. Total nitrogen content
Range (0,07 – 10,0) % próbki płynne Range (0,50 – 10,0) % próbki stałe
Titrimetric method PB 26 edycja 3 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.
34 Natural fertilisers, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Organic fertilisers including compost, Plant growth aids: - soil improvers, - growing media. Potassium content
Range (0,05 – 10,0) % K2O – próbki płynne Range (0,10 – 10,0) % K2O – próbki stałe
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PB 27 edycja 4 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.
35 Natural fertilisers, Organic-mineral fertilisers, Organic fertilisers including compost, Plant growth aids: - soil improvers, - growing media. Phosphorus content
Range (0,05 – 10,0) % P2O5 – próbki płynne Range (0,10 – 10,0) % P2O5 – próbki stałe
Spectrophotometric method PB 28 edycja 4 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.

Reference standards (34)

PB 01 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 02 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 03 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 04 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 05 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 06 edycja 4 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 07 edycja 4 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 08 edycja 5 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 10 edycja 6 z dnia 21.02.2022 r.
PB 11 edycja 7 z dnia 27.11.2025 r.
PB 26 edycja 3 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.
PB 27 edycja 4 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.
PB 28 edycja 4 z dnia 03.11.2025 r.
PB 56 edycja 2 z dnia 01.12.2025
PN- R-04022:1996 + Az1:2002
PN-92/R-04016
PN-92/R-04017
PN-93/R-04019
PN-C-87006-11:1990 pkt.4 z wyłączeniem pkt 4.5
PN-C-87006-11:1990 pkt.6 z wyłączeniem pkt 6.5
PN-C-87006-14:1993 pkt.4.2
PN-C-87006-15:1996 pkt.4.2
PN-C-87006-20:1991
PN-EN 15477:2009
PN-EN 15957:2011
PN-EN 15958:2011
PN-EN 15959:2024-05
PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
PN-R-04020:1994+Az1:2004
PN-R-04021:1994
PN-R-04022:1996
PN-R-04023:1996
PN-R-04024:1997
PN-R-04031:1997