🇵🇱 ZAKŁAD USŁUG TECHNICZNYCH „EKOCHEM” PL

PCA AB 888 • Białystok, Poland • 59 methods

EnvironmentWater & wastewater

ZAKŁAD USŁUG TECHNICZNYCH „EKOCHEM” is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 888 (Białystok, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 59 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Workplace environment − air, Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water, Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation, Water. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Spectrophotometric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 888
  • Methods in scope: 59
  • Types of test objects: 15
  • Techniques used: 17
  • City: Białystok, Poland
  • Valid until: 16.03.2028
Accreditation number
AB 888
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
Jolanta Milewska, LABORATORIUM BADAWCZE, ul. Pogodna 63/1, 15-365 Białystok
City
Białystok, Poland
Valid until
16.03.2028

What this laboratory tests (15)

Analytical techniques used (17)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (59)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Testing Laboratory
1 Rooms intended for human occupancy: - air Sampling for determination of the concentration of formaldehyde and organic compounds Aspiration method PB-06 wyd. 2 z dnia 09.12.2021r.
2 Workplace environment − air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
3 Workplace environment − air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
organic substances, inorganic substances, including – inhalable fraction
Stationary method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
4 Workplace environment − air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
5 Workplace environment − air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction
Petroleum bitumen 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 Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,13 – 20,9) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
6 Workplace environment − air Concentration of dust harmful to health - 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 Diesel engine exhaust Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,10 – 29,2) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
7 Workplace environment − air Gas concentrations:
CO (2,34 – 175,50) mg/m3 Range (2-150) ppm NO2 (0,38 – 3,82) mg/m3 (0,2 – 2) ppm NO (0,25 – 12,50) mg/m3 (0,2 – 10) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-02 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
8 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of iron oxides – expressed as Fe Iron (III) oxide Iron (II) oxide Triiron tetraoxide – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction
Range (0,5 – 25,0) mg/m3 Range (0,015 – 18,0) mg w próbce
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-Z-04469:2015-10
9 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of manganese and its inorganic compounds – expressed as Mn – inhalable fraction
Range (0,02 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0035 – 1,40) mg w próbce – respirable fraction Range (0,005 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0035 – 1,40) mg w próbce
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12
10 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of copper and its inorganic compounds – expressed as Cu
Range (0,05 – 1,0) mg/m3 Range (0,035 – 0,80) mg w próbce
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-79/Z-04106-02
11 Workplace environment − air Zinc oxide concentration – calculated as Zn – inhalable fraction
Range (0,5 – 15,0) mg/m3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-87/Z-04100-03
12 Workplace environment − air Ammonia concentration
Range (1,5 – 30,0) mg/m3
Spectrophotometric method PN-71/Z-04041
13 Workplace environment − air Chlorine concentration / content
Range (0,25 – 1,50) mg/m3 Range (0,001 – 0,006) mg w próbce
Spectrophotometric method PN-75/Z-04037/03
14 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) – respirable fraction
Range (0,007 – 1,17) mg/m3 Range (0,005 – 0,80) mg w próbce
Infrared spectrometry (FTIR) Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, Nr 4(74) str. 117-130
15 Workplace environment − air Concentration / content of highly refined mineral oil excluding metalworking fluids – inhalable fraction
Range (0,28 – 8,88) mg/m3 Range (0,2 – 6,4) mg w próbce
Infrared spectrometry (FTIR) PN-Z-04108-5:2006
16 Workplace environment − air Concentration of chromium (VI) compounds - calculated as Cr (VI)
Range (0,006 – 0,500) mg/m3
Spectrophotometric method PN-87/Z-04126-03
17 Workplace environment − noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (44 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 – 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
18 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
19 Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (5,0 – 5000) lx
PB-01 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
20 Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated) PB-01 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
21 Workplace environment − emergency lighting Illuminance
Range (0,5 – 500) lx
PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
22 Workplace environment − emergency lighting Ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance (calculated) PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
23 Workplace environment − emergency lighting Illuminance uniformity for the high-risk zone (calculated) PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
24 Workplace environment − emergency lighting Closing time
Range (1-3600) s
Direct measurement method PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
25 Workplace environment − emergency lighting Emergency lighting duration
Range (1-7200) s
Direct measurement method PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
26 Workstation − hand-transmitted vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,10 – 100) m/s2
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 Workstation − hand-transmitted vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for 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 three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
28 Workstations − whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,01 – 50) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
29 Workstations − whole-body vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated), Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated) PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
30 Workplace environment − energy expenditure Air temperature
Range (0 – 40) oC Air flow Range (10,3 – 58,0) dm3/min
Direct measurement method PB-04 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
31 Workplace environment − energy expenditure Energy expenditure (calculated) PB-04 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
32 Workplace environment − cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-20 – 10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-20 – 10) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 80) % Air velocity Range (0,4 – 1,5) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
33 Workplace environment − cold microclimate IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
34 Workplace environment − moderate microclimate Air temperature
Range (10 – 30) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 35) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 80) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 1,0) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04
35 Workplace environment − moderate microclimate PMV index, PPD index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04
36 Workplace environment − hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (15 – 35) °C Black globe temperature Range (15 – 35) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15 – 35) °C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
37 Workplace environment − hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
38 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Irradiance of hazardous ultraviolet radiation in the spectral range (180 – 400) nm
Measuring range (10-3 – 39,90) W/m2
Direct measurement method (method A) PN-EN 14255-1:2010
39 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Effective radiant exposure to hazardous ultraviolet in the spectral range (180 – 400) nm (calculated) PN-EN 14255-1:2010
40 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Irradiance of UVA radiation in the spectral range (315 – 400) nm
Measuring range (10-3 – 3990) W/m2
Direct measurement method (method M) PN-EN 14255-1:2010
41 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Effective irradiance in the spectral range (300 – 700) nm
Measuring range (10-3 – 3990) W/m2
Direct measurement method (method O) PN-EN 14255-2:2010
42 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Effective radiance of visible radiation in the spectral range (300 – 700) nm (calculated) PN-EN 14255-2:2010
43 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Irradiance in the spectral range (380 – 3000) nm
Measuring range (30 – 3990) W/m2
Direct measurement method (method X) PN-EN 14255-2:2010
44 Workplace environment − non-laser optical radiation Radiant exposure in the spectral range (380 – 3000) nm (calculated) PN-EN 14255-2:2010
45 Landfill gases Oxygen concentration
Range (1 – 21) %
Electrochemical method PB-03 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.03.2021 r.
46 Landfill gases Methane concentration
Range (1,0 – 99,9) %
Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry NDIR PB-03 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.03.2021 r.
47 Landfill gases Carbon dioxide concentration
Range (1,0 – 99,9) %
Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry NDIR PB-03 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.03.2021 r.
48 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the water sample taken
Range (2 – 50) °C
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3 | PB-05 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r. .
49 Water Metal concentrations:
Zn (0,050 – 500) mg/l Cu (0,050 – 100) mg/l Cd (0,030 – 100) mg/l Pb (0,10 – 100) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002 Metoda A
50 Water Chromium Cr (VI) concentration
Range (10 – 5000) μg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 18412:2007
51 Water Electrical conductivity
Range (0,1 – 100) mS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
52 Water pH
Range 2,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
53 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Sampling for chemical and physical testing
Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (2 – 50) °C
Manual method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PB-05 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
54 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Electrical conductivity
Range (0,5 – 100) mS/cm
Conductometric method P N-EN 27888:1999
55 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method P N -EN ISO 10523:2012
56 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Total iron concentration
Range (0,05 – 10,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001+ Ap1:2016-06
57 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Manganese concentration
Range (0,10 – 4,0) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-92/C-04590/03
58 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 5000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
59 Wastewater, Rainwater and snowmelt water Metal concentrations:
Zn (0,050 – 500) mg/l Cu (0,050 – 100) mg/l Cd (0,030 – 100) mg/l Pb (0,10 – 100) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002 Metoda A

Reference standards (44)

P N -EN ISO 10523:2012
P N-EN 27888:1999
PB-01 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
PB-02 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
PB-03 wydanie 3 z dnia 17.03.2021 r.
PB-04 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
PB-05 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r.
PB-05 wydanie 1 z dnia 23.09.2019 r. .
PB-06 wyd. 2 z dnia 09.12.2021r.
PN-71/Z-04041
PN-75/Z-04037/03
PN-79/Z-04106-02
PN-87/Z-04100-03
PN-87/Z-04126-03
PN-92/C-04590/03
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 14255-1:2010
PN-EN 14255-2:2010
PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
PN-EN ISO 18412:2007
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+Ap2:2016-04
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 - punkt 10 i strategię 3 - punkt 11
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 z wyłączeniem pkt 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
PN-ISO 6332:2001+ Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Metoda A
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04108-5:2006
PN-Z-04469:2015-10
PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12
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
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, Nr 4(74) str. 117-130