🇵🇱 PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO NAUKOWO-TECHNICZNE PL

PCA AB 885 • Kielce, Poland • 64 methods

Water & wastewaterEnvironmentMaterials & polymers

PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO NAUKOWO-TECHNICZNE is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 885 (Kielce, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 64 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater, Water, water intended for human consumption, Landfill gases. Most frequently used techniques: Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Spectrophotometric method, Titrimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 885
  • Methods in scope: 64
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • Techniques used: 16
  • City: Kielce, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 885
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
„EKOTERRA” Sp. z o. o., LABORATORIUM, ul. Zgoda 12, 25-378 Kielce
City
Kielce, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Analytical techniques used (16)

Accreditation scope — test methods (64)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Permanganate index
Range (1,0 – 100) mg/dm3 O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
2 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Chloride concentration
Range (10 – 7000) mg/dm3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 9297:1994
3 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (5,0 – 2000) mg/dm3 CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
4 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Sulfate concentration
Range (10 – 5000) mg/dm3
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 9280:2002
5 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Nitrate nitrogen concentration
Range (0,10 – 90) mg/dm3 Range (0,44 – 400) mg/dm3 NO3-
Spectrophotometric method PN-82/C-04576-08
6 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Nitrite nitrogen concentration
Range (0,001 – 10,0) mg/dm3 Range (0,003 – 33,0) mg/dm3 NO2-
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 26777:1999
7 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,20 – 2,0) mg/dm3 Range (0,30 – 2,6) mg/dm3 NH4+ Range (0,24 – 2,4) mg/dm3 NH3
Spectrophotometric method PN-C-04576-4:1994
8 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Total iron concentration
Range (0,010 – 10) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
9 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (10 – 20 000) μS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
10 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Colour
Range (5 – 70) mg/dm3 Pt
Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 +Ap1:2015, pkt. 7
11 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater pH
Range (2,0 – 12,0)
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
12 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Aluminium concentration
Range (0,050 – 3,00) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04605/02
13 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Manganese concentration
Range (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-10, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
14 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Copper concentration
Range (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
15 Water, water intended for human consumption, wastewater Total organic carbon concentration
Range (0,5 – 100) mg/dm3
Titrimetric method PB-23, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
16 Water, wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - COD
Range (10 – 7000) mg/dm3 O2
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6060:2006
17 Water, wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (10 – 2000) mg/dm3
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
18 Water, wastewater Dissolved solids
Range (10 – 5000) mg/dm3
Gravimetric method PB-03, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
19 Water, wastewater Dry residue
Range (10 – 6000) mg/dm3
Gravimetric method PN-78/C-04541
20 Water, wastewater Substances extractable with petroleum ether
Range (5,0 – 30) mg/dm3
Gravimetric method PB-25, wydanie 1 z dnia 02.06.2008 r.
21 Water, wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 1000) mg/dm3
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
22 Water, wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (2,0 – 600) mg/dm3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 5664:2002
23 Water, wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PN-73/C-04576/14
24 Water, wastewater Phenol index
Range (0,005 – 5) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994
25 Water, wastewater Sodium concentration
Range (0,50 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+ PN-ISO 9964-1/AK+Ap1:2009
26 Water, wastewater Concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons
Benzene (0,025 – 2,4) mg/dm3 Toluene (0,025 – 2,4) mg/dm3 Ethylbenzene (0,025 – 2,4) mg/dm3 o-Xylene (0,025 – 2,4) mg/dm3 m+p -Xylene (0,050 – 4,8) mg/dm3 Cumene (0,025 – 2,4) mg/dm3
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-14, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.09.2015 r.
27 Water, wastewater Sum of BTEX (calculated), Sum of MAH (monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) (calculated) PB-14, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.09.2015 r.
28 Water, wastewater Concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons (C12-C36)
Range (1,30 – 26,0) mg/dm3
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-24, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.11.2018 r.
29 Water, wastewater Sum of gasolines/petroleum hydrocarbons (C6-C12)
Range (0,025 – 20) mg/dm3
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB-20, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
30 Water, wastewater Chromium(VI) concentration
Range (0,002 – 0,2) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PB-17, wydanie1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
31 Water, wastewater Total phosphorus concentration
Range (0,005 – 20) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010, rozdział 8
32 Water, wastewater Orthophosphate concentration
Range (0,015 – 60) mg/dm3 PO4
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 pkt.4
33 Water, wastewater Dissolved oxygen concentration
Range (0,20 – 20) mg/dm3 O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
34 Water, wastewater Alkalinity
Range (1,0 – 12) mmol/dm3
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 rozdział 8.2
35 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5
Range (0,50 – 6,0) mg/dm3 O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN 1899-2:2002
36 Water, wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5
Range (3 – 6000) mg/dm3 O2
Electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
37 Water, wastewater Total chromium concentration
Range (0,010 – 20) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 1233:2000
38 Water, wastewater Sum of chlorides and sulphates (calculated) PB-30, wydanie 1 z dnia 02.06.2009 r.
39 Water, wastewater Concentration of surfactants (anionic detergents)
Range (0,100 – 20) mg/dm3 MBAS
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 903:2002
40 Water, wastewater Iron concentration
Range (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-29, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
41 Water Potassium concentration
Range (0,2 – 80) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PB-39, wydanie 1 z dnia 22.12.2010 r. | na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 96750
42 Water Calcium concentration
Range (3 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN- EN ISO 7980:2002
43 Water, water intended for human consumption Fluoride concentration
Range (0,10 – 2,00) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PB-27, wydanie 1 z dnia 22.12.2010 r. | na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 93729-01
44 Water, water intended for human consumption Free chlorine concentration
Range (0,04 – 2,80) mg/dm3 Total chlorine concentration Range (0,04 – 5,00) mg/dm3
Photometric method; Photometric method PB-31, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.03.2025 r. | na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 93701-0 i HI 93711-0
45 Water, water intended for human consumption Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) PB-31, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.03.2025 r. | na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 93701-0 i HI 93711-0
46 Water, water intended for human consumption Magnesium concentration
Range (0,90 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN- EN ISO 7980:2002
47 Water, water intended for human consumption Sodium concentration
Range (0,50 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009
48 Water, water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 750) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
49 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives:
Range 1,2-dichloroetan (2,0 – 50) μg/dm3 Trichloromethane (10 – 200) μg/dm3 Bromodichloromethane (10 – 200) μg/dm3 Dibromochloromethane (10 – 200) μg/dm3 Tribromomethane (10 – 200) μg/dm3 Trichloroethene (2,0 – 200) μg/dm3 Tetrachloroethene (2,0 – 200) μg/dm3
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) PB-36, wydanie 2 z dnia 11.01.2021 r.
50 Water, water intended for human consumption Sum of THM (calculated), Sum of trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) PB-36, wydanie 2 z dnia 11.01.2021 r.
51 Water, water intended for human consumption Sum of trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene (calculated) PB-36, wydanie 2 z dnia 11.01.2021 r.
52 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations:
Zn (0,001 – 50) mg/dm3 Cu (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3 Cd (0,001 – 3) mg/dm3 Ni (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3 Co (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3 Mn (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3 Pb (0,010 – 3) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-10, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
53 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations:
Zn (0,001 – 50,0) mg/dm3 Cu (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3 Cd (0,001 – 3,00) mg/dm3 Ni (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3 Co (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3 Pb (0,010 – 3,00) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
54 Water, wastewater Metal concentrations:
Ca (3 – 500) mg/dm3 Mg (0,9 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-11, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
55 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken
Range (0,50 – 50) oC
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.2; 7.5; 7.6 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 | PN-77/C-04584
56 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken
Range (0,50 – 50) oC
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | PN-77/C-04584
57 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing
Temperature Range (0,50 – 50) oC
Manual method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584
58 Soil pH – in KCl
Range (2,0 – 12,0)
Potentiometric method PN-ISO 10390:2022-09
59 Soil Metal content:
Zn (2,5 – 5000) mg/kg Cu (2,5 – 900) mg/kg Pb (2,5 – 2500) mg/kg Ni (2,5 – 800) mg/kg Mn (2,5 – 750) mg/kg Co (2,5 – 750) mg/kg Cr (2,5 – 750) mg/kg Cd (2,5 – 750) mg/kg Fe (25 – 12500) mg/kg Na (125 – 25000) mg/kg Ca (250 – 125000) mg/kg Mg (250 – 125000) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-01(g), wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
60 Landfill gases Concentration of methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen
CH4 (0,1 – 90) % CO2 (0,1 – 90) % O2 (0,1 – 21) %
NDIR method; Electrochemical method PB-03 (p), wydanie 3 z dnia 01.02.2021 r.
61 Landfill gases Velocity
Range (0,1 - 5,0) m/s
Thermoanemometric method PB-03 (p), wydanie 3 z dnia 01.02.2021 r.
62 Landfill gases Emission of CH4, CO2, O2 (calculated) PB-03 (p), wydanie 3 z dnia 01.02.2021 r.
63 General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (25 – 110) 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) z wyłączeniem punktu F
64 General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023, poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F

Reference standards (59)

PB-01(g), wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
PB-03 (p), wydanie 3 z dnia 01.02.2021 r.
PB-03, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
PB-10, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
PB-11, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
PB-14, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.09.2015 r.
PB-17, wydanie1 z dnia 20.09.2006 r.
PB-20, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
PB-23, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
PB-24, wydanie 1 z dnia 20.11.2018 r.
PB-25, wydanie 1 z dnia 02.06.2008 r.
PB-27, wydanie 1 z dnia 22.12.2010 r.
PB-29, wydanie 1 z dnia 03.08.2007 r.
PB-30, wydanie 1 z dnia 02.06.2009 r.
PB-31, wydanie 2 z dnia 20.03.2025 r.
PB-36, wydanie 2 z dnia 11.01.2021 r.
PB-39, wydanie 1 z dnia 22.12.2010 r.
PN- EN ISO 7980:2002
PN-73/C-04576/14
PN-77/C-04584
PN-78/C-04541
PN-82/C-04576-08
PN-92/C-04605/02
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 1233:2000
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN 903:2002
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 z wyłączeniem pkt. 7.2; 7.5; 7.6
PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 pkt.4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010, rozdział 8
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 +Ap1:2015, pkt. 7
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 rozdział 8.2
PN-ISO 10390:2022-09
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 6439:1994
PN-ISO 8288:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+ PN-ISO 9964-1/AK+Ap1:2009
PN-ISO 9964-1:1994+Ap1:2009
Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023, poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 93701-0 i HI 93711-0
na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 93729-01
na podstawie testów HANNA INSTRUMENTS HI 96750