🇵🇱 OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W OPOLU PL

PCA AB 930 • Opole, Poland • 43 methods

EnvironmentWater & wastewater

OKRĘGOWA STACJA CHEMICZNO-ROLNICZA W OPOLU is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 930 (Opole, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 43 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Mineral soil, Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials, Calcium fertilisers, liming materials, Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media. Most frequently used techniques: Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Gravimetric method, Titrimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 930
  • Methods in scope: 43
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • Techniques used: 11
  • City: Opole, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 930
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
DZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY, ul. Oleska 123, 45-233 Opole
City
Opole, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Analytical techniques used (11)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (43)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Mineral soil pH in KCl
Range 3,1 − 9,0
Potentiometric method PN-ISO 10390:2022-09
2 Mineral soil Available phosphorus content
Range (3,4 − 175) mg /100 g P2O5
Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04023:1996
3 Mineral soil Available potassium content
Range (3,50 − 50,0) mg /100 g K2O
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PN-R-04022:1996+Az1:2002
4 Mineral soil Available magnesium content
Range (1,0 − 20,0) mg /100 g
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04020:1994+Az1:2004
5 Mineral soil Available zinc content
Range (2,0 − 80,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04016:1992
6 Mineral soil Available manganese content
Range (10,0 − 270) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04019:1993
7 Mineral soil Available iron content
Range (100 − 4570) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04021:1994
8 Mineral soil Available copper content
Range (3,0 − 80,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04017:1992 pkt. 1, 2, 3
9 Mineral soil Available boron content
Range (0,2 – 8,0) mg/kg
Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04018:1993
10 Mineral soil Mineral nitrogen content (nitrate + ammonium)
N-NO3 (3,0 – 50,0) mg/kg N-NH4 (1,5 – 25,0) mg/kg
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection PB 6 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
11 Mineral soil Dry matter content
Range (70,0 – 99,9) %
Gravimetric method PN-ISO 11465:1999
12 Mineral soil Element content
P (25,0 - 300) mg/kg K (40,0 - 500) mg/kg Mg (25,0 - 400) mg/kg Ca (400 - 3000) mg/kg S (5,0 – 50,0) mg/kg
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) PB 71 ed.2 z dnia 04.04.2024
13 Soil Particle size distribution in the range
particles (0,02 – 2000) μm Range (1 – 99)%
Laser diffraction method PB 9 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
14 Organic soil pH in KCl
Range 3,1 − 9,0
Potentiometric method PN-ISO 10390:2022-09
15 Organic soil Available phosphorus content
Range (7,50 − 1000) mg/100 g P2O5
Spectrophotometric method PN-R-04024:1997
16 Organic soil Available potassium content
Range (5,50 − 350) mg/100g K2O
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES) PN-R-04024:1997
17 Organic soil Available magnesium content
Range (20,0 − 400) mg/100g
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-R-04024:1997
18 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media pH in H2O
Range 3,1 – 9,0
Potentiometric method PB 11 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
19 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media Available phosphorus content
Range (10,0 – 500) mg/dm3
Spectrophotometric method PB 13 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
20 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media Available potassium content
Range (10,0 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame photometry method PB 22 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
21 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media Available magnesium content
Range (8,0 – 500) mg/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB 15 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
22 Horticultural soil, horticultural growing media Available calcium content
Range (50,0 – 10000) mg/dm3
Flame photometry method PB 14 ed. 5 z dnia 01.03.2017
23 Waters pH
Range 3,1 – 9,0
Potentiometric method PB 11 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
24 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Ammonium nitrogen content
Range (3,0 – 20,0) %
Titrimetric method PN-EN 15475:2009
25 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Nitrate and ammonium nitrogen content according to Devarda
Range (3,0 – 20,0) %
Titrimetric method PN-EN 15476:2009
26 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Content of phosphorus soluble in neutral ammonium citrate
Range (5,0 – 50,0) % P2O5
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15957:2011 | PN-EN 15959:2011
27 Mineral (inorganic) fertilisers Water-soluble phosphorus content
Range (5,0 – 50,0) % P2O5
Gravimetric method PN-EN 15958:2011 | PN-EN 15959:2011
28 Calcium fertilisers, liming materials Calcium oxide content
Range (20,0 – 90,0) %
Titrimetric method PN-C-87007-6:1993+Az1:1997
29 Calcium fertilisers, liming materials Lead content
Range (20,0 − 200) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87007-9:1993
30 Calcium fertilisers, liming materials Cadmium content
Range (1,0 – 20,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-EN 14888:2006
31 Calcium fertilisers, liming materials Water content
Range (0,2 – 50,0) %
Gravimetric method PN-C-87007-15:1993
32 Calcium fertilisers, liming materials Grading
Range (0,1 - 100) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
33 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Calcium oxide content
Range (20,0 – 90,0) %
Titrimetric method PN-90/C-87006/11 p. 4
34 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Magnesium oxide content
Range (8,0 – 25,0) %
Titrimetric method PN-90/C-87006/11 p. 6
35 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Lead content
Range (20,0 – 200) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87006-14:1993
36 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Cadmium content
Range (1,0 – 20,0) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-C-87006-15:1996
37 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Water content
Range (0,2 − 50) %
Gravimetric method PN-C-87006-20:1991
38 Calcium – magnesium fertilisers, liming materials Grading
Range (0,10 – 100) %
Gravimetric method PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
39 Natural and organic fertilisers, composts Total nitrogen content
Range (0,5 – 6,5) % Range (0,50-6,50) g/dm3
Titrimetric method PB 31 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
40 Natural and organic fertilisers, composts Phosphorus content
Range (0,2 – 5,0) % P2O5 Range (0,2 - 4,0) g/dm3 P2O5
Spectrophotometric method PB 32 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
41 Natural and organic fertilisers, composts Potassium content
Range (0,4 – 10,0) % K2O Range (0,2 - 3,0) g/dm3 K2O
Flame photometry method PB 33 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
42 Natural and organic fertilisers, composts Magnesium content
Range (0,1 – 1,0) % Range (0,1 - 1,0) g/dm3
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB 34 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
43 Natural and organic fertilisers, composts Dry matter content
Range (1,0 – 99,0) %
Method: gravimetric PB 26 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017

Reference standards (39)

PB 11 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 13 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 14 ed. 5 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 15 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 22 ed. 4 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 26 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 31 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 32 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 33 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 34 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 6 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PB 71 ed.2 z dnia 04.04.2024
PB 9 ed. 3 z dnia 01.03.2017
PN-90/C-87006/11 p. 4
PN-90/C-87006/11 p. 6
PN-C-87006-14:1993
PN-C-87006-15:1996
PN-C-87006-20:1991
PN-C-87007-15:1993
PN-C-87007-6:1993+Az1:1997
PN-C-87007-9:1993
PN-EN 12948:2010 met. A
PN-EN 14888:2006
PN-EN 15475:2009
PN-EN 15476:2009
PN-EN 15957:2011
PN-EN 15958:2011
PN-EN 15959:2011
PN-ISO 10390:2022-09
PN-ISO 11465:1999
PN-R-04016:1992
PN-R-04017:1992 pkt. 1, 2, 3
PN-R-04018:1993
PN-R-04019:1993
PN-R-04020:1994+Az1:2004
PN-R-04021:1994
PN-R-04022:1996+Az1:2002
PN-R-04023:1996
PN-R-04024:1997