🇵🇱 ZAKŁAD BADAŃ ŚRODOWISKOWYCH Andrzej Kropiwiec PL

PCA AB 863 • Warszawa-Wesoła, Poland • 48 methods

Environment

ZAKŁAD BADAŃ ŚRODOWISKOWYCH Andrzej Kropiwiec is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 863 (Warszawa-Wesoła, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 48 test methods in the following areas: Environment. Test objects include: Workplace environment - air, Rooms in residential, collective residence and public buildings - n…, Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes, Workplace environment - emergency lighting. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), Gravimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 863
  • Methods in scope: 48
  • Types of test objects: 21
  • Techniques used: 8
  • City: Warszawa-Wesoła, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 863
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Rysia 5, 05-075 Warszawa-Wesoła
City
Warszawa-Wesoła, Poland

What this laboratory tests (21)

Analytical techniques used (8)

Accreditation scope — test methods (48)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Workplace environment - noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (30 - 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (35 – 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących Strategię 2 p. 10 i Strategię 3 p. 11 | PN-N-01307:1994
2 Workplace environment - noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących Strategię 2 p. 10 i Strategię 3 p. 11 | PN-N-01307:1994
3 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public utility buildings - noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (23 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-87/B-02156
4 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public utility buildings - noise A-weighted equivalent sound level for reference time T (calculated) PN-87/B-02156
5 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public buildings - noise from building service equipment penetrating into rooms A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (23-136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 10052:2007 | PN-EN ISO 10052:2007/A1:2010
6 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public buildings - noise from building service equipment penetrating into rooms Reference A-weighted equivalent sound level for the work cycle, Reference A-weighted maximum sound level for the work cycle (calculated) PN-EN ISO 10052:2007 | PN-EN ISO 10052:2007/A1:2010
7 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public buildings - noise from building service equipment penetrating into rooms A,C-weighted equivalent sound level A,C-weighted maximum sound level
Range (24-136) dB Sound pressure level in 1/1 octave bands in the range 31,5 – 8000 Hz
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 16032:2006
8 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public buildings - noise from building service equipment penetrating into rooms Reference A-weighted equivalent sound level for the work cycle, Reference A-weighted maximum sound level for the work cycle (calculated) PN-EN ISO 16032:2006
9 Rooms in residential, collective residence and public utility buildings Reverberation time in octave and 1/3-octave bands Technical method PN-EN ISO 3382-2:2010
10 Machinery and equipment - noise A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (23 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 3746:2011 z wyłączeniem p. 8.4 | PN-EN ISO 3746:2011/Ap1:2017-09
11 Machinery and equipment - noise Sound power level (calculated) PN-EN ISO 3746:2011 z wyłączeniem p. 8.4 | PN-EN ISO 3746:2011/Ap1:2017-09
12 General environment - noise from industrial installations and equipment A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (23 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) | PN-ISO 9613-2:2002
13 General environment - noise from industrial installations and equipment A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Calculation method Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) | PN-ISO 9613-2:2002
14 General environment - impulse noise from industrial installations and equipment A-weighted equivalent sound level A-weighted sound exposure level
Range (23 – 136) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik nr 8 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706)
15 General environment - impulse noise from industrial installations and equipment A-weighted equivalent sound level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD/N (calculated) Załącznik nr 8 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706)
16 General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines, A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (23 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik nr 3 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz.U. Nr 140 poz. 824 i Nr 288 poz. 1697) z wyłączeniem pkt H
17 General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines, A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik nr 3 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz.U. Nr 140 poz. 824 i Nr 288 poz. 1697) z wyłączeniem pkt H
18 General environment - noise from airports A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (23 - 136) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik nr 2 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz. U. Nr 140 poz. 824) z wyłączeniem p. H
19 General environment - noise from airports A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik nr 2 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz. U. Nr 140 poz. 824) z wyłączeniem p. H
20 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Electric lighting illuminance
Range (5 – 10 000) lx
Direct measurement method PB-01 wydanie 4 z dnia 04.08.2022 r.
21 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated) PB-01 wydanie 4 z dnia 04.08.2022 r.
22 Workplace environment - emergency lighting Emergency lighting illuminance
Range (0,5-100) lx
Direct measurement method PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem punktów 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
23 Workplace environment - emergency lighting Ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance (calculated) PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem punktów 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
24 Workplace environment - emergency lighting Illuminance uniformity for the high-risk zone (calculated) PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem punktów 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
25 Workplace environment - emergency lighting Switch-on time
Range (1 – 3 600) s
Direct measurement method PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem punktów 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
26 Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,06 – 50) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated)
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
27 Workplace environment - whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,02 – 20) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components, taking into account the relevant factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components, taking into account the relevant factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated)
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
28 Rooms in residential, collective residence, public and industrial buildings - ventilation Air velocity
Range (1,0 - 25) m/s Range (0,15 – 20,0) m/s
Anemometric method; Thermoanemometric method PN-EN 12599:2013-04
29 Rooms in residential, collective residence, public and industrial buildings - ventilation Air volume flow rate, Air change rate (calculated) PN-EN 12599:2013-04
30 Workplace environment - energy expenditure Air flow
Range (10 – 60,2) dm3/min Air temperature Range (0 – 40) °C
Direct measurement method PB-06, wyd. 1 z dnia 05.04.2018 r.
31 Workplace environment - energy expenditure Energy expenditure (calculated) PB-06, wyd. 1 z dnia 05.04.2018 r.
32 Workplace environment - hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (20 - 42) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (20 - 42) °C Black globe temperature Range (20 - 42) °C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
33 Workplace environment - hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
34 Workplace environment - cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-25) oC – (10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-25) oC – (10) °C Air humidity Range (32 – 83) % Air velocity Range (0,4 – 10) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
35 Workplace environment - cold microclimate IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
36 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate Air temperature
Range (10 - 42) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 - 42) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 85) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
37 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate PMV index, PPD index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
38 Workplace environment - air Air sampling for occupational exposure assessment to:
dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances inorganic substances thoracic fraction respirable fraction metals inhalable fraction respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
39 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
40 Workplace environment - air Concentration of dust agents harmful to health- inhalable fraction:
Apatites and phosphorites Petroleum bitumen Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin Amorphous and synthetic silica Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate(VI) (gypsum) - Carbon black Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,16 - 20,4) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
41 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents- respirable fraction :
Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,10 - 7,8) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
42 Workplace environment - air Carbon monoxide concentration
Range (2,3-125) mg/m3 Range (2-107) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-05, wyd. 1 z dnia 25.01.2017 r.
43 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PB-05, wyd. 1 z dnia 25.01.2017 r.
44 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Methanol concentration (6,0-600,0) mg/m3 (0,05-2,6) mg in the sample Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-Z-04476:2016-10
45 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Propan-1-ol concentration (14,8-1182,0) mg/m3 (0,096-7,68) mg in the sample Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-Z-04224-3:2003
46 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Organic solvent concentration
acetone Range (4,2 – 3 600,0) mg/m3 Range (0,05 – 23,2) mg w próbce benzene (0,032 – 17,6) mg/m3 (0,0099 – 5,43) ppm (0,0008 – 0,44) mg in the sample butan-1-ol (1,3 – 648,0) mg/m3 (0,032 – 16,2) mg in the sample butan-2-one (1,6 – 1800,0) mg/m3 (0,04 – 24,0) mg in the sample 2-butoxyethanol (9,6 – 720,0) mg/m3 (0,24 – 18,0) mg in the sample chlorobenzene (0,88 – 444,0) mg/m3 (0,022 – 11,1) mg in the sample cyclohexanol (1,1 – 184,0) mg/m3 (0,01 – 4,76) mg in the sample cyclohexanone (1,1 – 181,0) mg/m3 (0,06 – 4,76) mg in the sample dichloromethane (3,0 – 706,0) mg/m3 (0,85 – 200,3) ppm (0,06 – 5,30) mg in the sample ethanol (8,0 – 3950,0) mg/m3 (0,032 – 15,8) mg in the sample 2-ethoxyethanol (0,76 – 74,4) mg/m3 (0,019 – 1,86) mg/sample (0,20 – 19,9) ppm ethylbenzene (20,0 – 800,0) mg/m3 (0,5 – 10,44 )mg in the sample hexane (0,56 – 168,8) mg/m3 (0,014 – 4,22) mg in the sample heptane (8,0 – 4000,0) mg/m3 (0,14 – 68,0) mg in the sample xylene- mixture of isomers:1,2-,1,3-,1,4 (9,6 – 400,0) mg/m3 (0,24 – 8,6) mg in the sample
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-07 wyd. 5 z dnia 06.12.2024 r.
47 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on sorbent tubes Organic solvent concentration
methanol Range (6,0 – 600,0) mg/m3 Range (0,05 – 2,45) mg w próbce 1-methoxypropan-2-ol (1,81 – 736,0) mg/m3 (0,09 – 18,4) mg in the sample 4-methylpentan-2-one (8,0 – 400,0) mg/m3 (0,2 – 8,0) mg in the sample 2-butoxyethyl acetate (1,81 – 720,0) mg/m3 (0,09 – 9,0) mg in the sample ethyl acetate (2,88 – 2936,0) mg/m3 (0,79 – 803,0) ppm (0,072 – 36,0) mg in the sample 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate (1,91 – 1040,0) mg/m3 (0,10 – 19,4) mg/sample n-butyl acetate (1,44 – 1440,0) mg/m3 (0,036 – 17,6) mg in the sample propan-1-ol (14,8 – 1200,0) mg/m3 (0,096 – 7,68) mg in the sample propan-2-ol (16,7 – 2400,0) mg/m3 (0,04 – 23,6) mg in the sample styrene (0,32 – 200,0) mg/m3 (0,008 – 4,5) mg in the sample toluene (0,72 – 400,0) mg/m3 (0,018 – 8,74) mg in the sample
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-07 wyd. 5 z dnia 06.12.2024 r.
48 Workplace environment - air - air samples collected on tubes Concentration of organic solvents:
extraction naphtha Range (18 – 3000,0) mg/m3 Range (0,9 – 44,0) mg w próbce
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-08 wyd. 3 z dnia 06.12.2024 r.

Reference standards (36)

PB-01 wydanie 4 z dnia 04.08.2022 r.
PB-05, wyd. 1 z dnia 25.01.2017 r.
PB-06, wyd. 1 z dnia 05.04.2018 r.
PB-07 wyd. 5 z dnia 06.12.2024 r.
PB-08 wyd. 3 z dnia 06.12.2024 r.
PN-87/B-02156
PN-EN 12599:2013-04
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem punktów 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
PN-EN ISO 10052:2007
PN-EN ISO 10052:2007/A1:2010
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
PN-EN ISO 16032:2006
PN-EN ISO 3382-2:2010
PN-EN ISO 3746:2011 z wyłączeniem p. 8.4
PN-EN ISO 3746:2011/Ap1:2017-09
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących Strategię 2 p. 10 i Strategię 3 p. 11
PN-ISO 9613-2:2002
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04224-3:2003
PN-Z-04476:2016-10
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
Załącznik nr 2 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz. U. Nr 140 poz. 824) z wyłączeniem p. H
Załącznik nr 3 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16.06.2011 r. (Dz.U. Nr 140 poz. 824 i Nr 288 poz. 1697) z wyłączeniem pkt H
Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706)
Załącznik nr 8 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706)