🇵🇱 GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY CHEMICZNE „POLICE” S.A. PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironmentPetrochemistry & fuels
GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY CHEMICZNE „POLICE” S.A. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 874 (Police, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 49 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Petrochemistry & fuels. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Solid fuels: hard coal, Workplace environment − air, Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Spectrophotometric method, High-temperature combustion with IR detection.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 874
- Methods in scope: 49
- Types of test objects: 7
- Techniques used: 15
- City: Police, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 874
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- DEPARTAMENT WSPARCIA, SZEF OPERACYJNY ANALIZ LABORATORYJNYCH, ul. Kuźnicka 1
- City
- Police, Poland
What this laboratory tests (7)
- Water, wastewater — 15 methods
- Solid fuels: hard coal — 14 methods
- Workplace environment − air — 9 methods
- Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02 — 4 methods
- Water — 3 methods
- Wastewater — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − noise — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (15)
- Gravimetric method — 12 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 8 methods
- High-temperature combustion with IR detection — 4 methods
- Thermogravimetric method — 3 methods
- Titrimetric method — 3 methods
- Calorimetric method — 2 methods
- Electrochemical method — 2 methods
- Potentiometric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Direct measurement method — 1 method
- Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) — 1 method
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 1 method
- Manual method — 1 method
- Optical method — 1 method
- Personal dosimetry method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (2)
- Environmental Protection Laboratory — 31 methods
- Laboratorium Energetyczne — 18 methods
Laboratory locations
- Laboratorium Energetyczne — ul. Kuźnicka 1, 72-010 Police
- Laboratorium Ochrony Środowiska — ul. Kuźnicka 1, 72-010 Police
Accreditation scope — test methods (49)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratorium Energetyczne | |||||
| 1 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Free moisture content Range (1,0 – 25,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-80/G-04511 | PN-G-04611:2020-06 | |
| 2 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Moisture content in air-dried coal Range (0,2 – 10,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-80/G-04511 | |
| 3 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total moisture content (calculated) | PN-80/G-04511 | PN-G-04611:2020-06 | ||
| 4 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Moisture content in the analytical sample Range (0,2 – 10,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-80/G-04511 | PN-G-04611:2020-06 | |
| 5 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total moisture content Range (2,0 – 30,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-80/G-04511 | PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda B2 | PN-G-04611:2020-06 | |
| 6 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Moisture content in the analytical sample Range (0,20 – 10,00) % |
Thermogravimetric method | PN-G-04560:1998 | |
| 7 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Ash content Range (1,00 – 40,00) % |
Thermogravimetric method | PN-G-04560:1998 | |
| 8 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Volatile matter content Range (10,00 – 40,00) % |
Thermogravimetric method | PN-G-04560:1998 | |
| 9 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Ash content Range (1,0 – 40,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 1171:2002 | |
| 10 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total sulfur content Range (0,10 – 2,00) % |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PN-G-04584:2001 | |
| 11 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Gross calorific value Range (15000 – 35000) kJ/kg Net calorific value (calculated) |
Calorimetric method | PN-81/G-04513 | |
| 12 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total carbon content Range (40,0 – 85,0) % |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PN-G-04571:1998 | |
| 13 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Total hydrogen content Range (2,00 – 6,00) % |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PN-G-04571:1998 | |
| 14 | Solid fuels: hard coal | Gross calorific value Range (15 000 – 35 000) kJ/kg Net calorific value (calculated) |
Calorimetric method | PN-ISO 1928:2020-05 | |
| 15 | Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02 | Total carbon content Range (0,50 – 50,00) % Regulated area: O) Kody odpadów podane według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | WE-LEN 14 wydanie 8 z dnia 13.10.2025 r. | |
| 16 | Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02 | Loss on ignition Range (0,20 – 40,00) % Regulated area: O) Kody odpadów podane według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów |
Gravimetric method | PN-77/G-04528/02 | WE-LEN 10 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.10.2025 r. | |
| 17 | Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02 | Loss on ignition Range (0,40 – 40,00) % Regulated area: O) Kody odpadów podane według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 450-1:2012 | PN-EN 196-2:2013 | |
| 18 | Odpady O) kod: 10 01 01, 10 01 02 | Fineness Range (1,0 – 50,0) % Regulated area: O) Kody odpadów podane według Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu w sprawie katalogu odpadów |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 451-2:2017 | |
| Environmental Protection Laboratory | |||||
| 19 | Workplace environment − air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: industrial dusts inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including thoracic fraction inhalable fraction respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | |
| 20 | Workplace environment − air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | ||
| 21 | Workplace environment − air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction Apatites and phosphorites 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 Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,1 – 17,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 +Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 22 | 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 Talc Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,1 – 9,3) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 +Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 23 | Workplace environment − air | Crystalline silica concentration: quartz, cristobalite respirable fraction Range (0,010– 0,37) mg/m3 |
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) | Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, nr 4 (74), s. 117-130 | |
| 24 | Workplace environment − air | Carbon monoxide concentration Range (3,48 – 139,2) mg/m3 Range (3 – 120) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB-LOS-01 wydanie 9 z dnia 13.10.2025 r. | |
| 25 | Workplace environment − air | Sulphur dioxide concentration Range (0,01 – 6,4) mg/m3 Range (0,004 – 2,4) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04015-12:1996 | |
| 26 | Workplace environment − air | Formaldehyde concentration Range (0,03 – 2) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-90/Z-04045.08 | |
| 27 | Workplace environment − air | Ammonia concentration Range (0,04 – 50) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-71/Z-04041 | |
| 28 | Workplace environment − noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level C-weighted peak sound level Range (34 – 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 - punkt 10 i strategię 3 - punkt 11 | |
| 29 | Workplace environment − noise | Noise exposure level referred to: 8-h daily working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 - punkt 10 i strategię 3 - punkt 11 | ||
| 30 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem p. 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 9.4 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem p. 5.2; 6.2 | ||
| 31 | Water | Temperature of the collected water sample Range (0,0 – 40,0) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 32 | Water | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,10 – 20,0) mg/dm3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 33 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 34 | Wastewater | Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (0,0 – 40,0) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 35 | Water, wastewater | pH Range 1,7 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 36 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,040 – 16,0) mg/dm3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 p.8 | |
| 37 | Water, wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,12 – 50,0) mg/dm3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 p.4 | |
| 38 | Water, wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10,0 – 5000) mg/dm3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 39 | Water, wastewater | Fluoride concentration Range (0,20 – 200) mg/dm3 |
Potentiometric method | PN-78/C-04588-03 | |
| 40 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (0,100 – 50) mS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 41 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 1000) mg/dm3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 42 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (1,0 – 20,0) mg/dm3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 43 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2 – 1000) mg/dm3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 44 | Water, wastewater | Concentration of total, dissolved iron Range (0,10 – 15,0) mg/dm3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 45 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (10,0 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 46 | Water, wastewater | Calcium concentration Range (2,0 – 500) mg/dm3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6058:1999 | |
| 47 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (2,0 – 6000) mg/dm3 O2 |
Optical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 48 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/dm3 O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 49 | Water, wastewater | Anion concentrations fluorides (0,10 – 200) mg/dm3 chlorides (5,0 – 1000) mg/dm3 sulfates (10,0 – 5000) mg/dm3 |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
Reference standards (45)
PB-LOS-01 wydanie 9 z dnia 13.10.2025 r.
PN-71/Z-04041
PN-77/C-04584
PN-77/G-04528/02
PN-78/C-04588-03
PN-80/G-04511
PN-81/G-04513
PN-90/Z-04045.08
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 196-2:2013
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 450-1:2012
PN-EN 451-2:2017
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem p. 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 9.4
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 p.4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 p.8
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 - punkt 10 i strategię 3 - punkt 11
PN-G-04560:1998
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 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem p. 5.2; 6.2
PN-ISO 589:2006 Metoda B2
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04015-12:1996
PN-Z-04507:2022-05 +Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05 +Ap1:2022-08
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, nr 4 (74), s. 117-130
WE-LEN 10 wydanie 6 z dnia 13.10.2025 r.
WE-LEN 14 wydanie 8 z dnia 13.10.2025 r.