🇵🇱 GRUPA AZOTY PL
EnvironmentWater & wastewater
GRUPA AZOTY is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 964 (Tarnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 55 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Workplace environment - air, Water, wastewater, General environment – noise from installations, equipment and indus…, Workplace environment - cold microclimate. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), Direct measurement method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 964
- Methods in scope: 55
- Types of test objects: 12
- Techniques used: 12
- City: Tarnów, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 964
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- JEDNOSTKA RATOWNICTWA CHEMICZNEGO, Spółka z o.o., LABORATORIUM OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA, ul. E. Kwiatkowskiego 8, 33-101 Tarnów
- City
- Tarnów, Poland
What this laboratory tests (12)
- Workplace environment - air — 27 methods
- Water, wastewater — 10 methods
- General environment – noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - cold microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - hot microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - moderate microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – whole-body vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − noise — 2 methods
- Wasteo), code: 19 03 05 — 1 method
- Wastewater — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (12)
- Spectrophotometric method — 14 methods
- Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) — 10 methods
- Direct measurement method — 8 methods
- Titrimetric method — 3 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Personal dosimetry method — 2 methods
- Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique — 1 method
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Electrochemical method — 1 method
- Manual method — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
- Stationary method — 1 method
Accreditation scope — test methods (55)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | |
| 2 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction thoracic fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction asbestos – respirable fibres man-made mineral fibres excluding refractory ceramic fibres – respirable fibres refractory ceramic fibres, refractory ceramic fibres mixed with other man-made mineral fibres |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004 | |
| 3 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: inorganic substances |
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 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 carbon black calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) man-made mineral fibres excluding refractory ceramic fibres talc coal (hard, brown) calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,1 – 17) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05+Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 6 | 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 – 7,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05+Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 7 | Workplace environment - air | Ammonia concentration Range (1,33 – 66,7) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-90/Z-04009.03 | |
| 8 | Workplace environment - air | Formaldehyde concentration Range (0,035 – 2) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-76/Z-04045.02 | |
| 9 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide CO (2,32 – 116) mg/m3 Range (2 – 100) ppm NO (0,25 – 37) mg/m3 (0,2 – 30) ppm NO2 (0,19 – 11) mg/m3 (0,10 – 5,80) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB/S-TL-3 wyd. 6 z dn. 12.08.2021 r. | |
| 10 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure indices (calculated) | PB/S-TL-3 wyd. 6 z dn. 12.08.2021 r. | ||
| 11 | Workplace environment - air | Sulfur trioxide concentration Range (0,1 – 13,8) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-91/Z-04056/02 | |
| 12 | Workplace environment - air | Sulphur dioxide concentration Range (0,12 – 10,7) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04015-12:1996+Ap1:2001 | |
| 13 | Workplace environment - air | Cyclohexanone concentration Range (3,0 – 300) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-76/Z-04087 | |
| 14 | Workplace environment - air | Cyclohexanol concentration Range (0,89 – 133) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-79/Z-04129 | |
| 15 | Workplace environment - air | Chlorine concentration Range (0,050 – 4,67) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-75/Z-04037/03 | |
| 16 | Workplace environment - air | Hydrogen chloride concentration Range (0,50 – 33) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-93/Z-04225/03 | |
| 17 | Workplace environment - air | Phenol concentration Range (0,7 – 40) mg/m3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-70/Z-04044 | |
| 18 | Workplace environment - air | Acetone concentration/content Range (9,71 – 3600) mg/m3 Range (0,19 – 6,00) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 19 | Workplace environment - air | Butan-1-ol concentration/content Range (1,93 – 500) mg/m3 Range (0,04 – 10) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 20 | Workplace environment - air | Benzene concentration/content Range (0,044 – 19,65) mg/m3 Range (0,014 – 6,063) ppm Range (0,00088 – 0,4012) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-Z-04016-10:2005 | |
| 21 | Workplace environment - air | Cyclohexane concentration/content Range (19,5 – 1191,1) mg/m3 Range (0,2 – 12,13) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-86/Z-04151/02 | |
| 22 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/content of 1,3- dioxolane Range (1,5 – 92) mg/m3 Range (0,0051 – 0,3051) mg w próbce Concentration/content of 1,3,5-trioxane: Range (2 – 121) mg/m3 Range (0,0070 – 0,4201) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-87/Z-04180.02 | |
| 23 | Workplace environment - air | Trichloroethene concentration/content Range (0,75 – 200) mg/m3 Range (0,0075 – 2,00) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-78/Z-04047.02 pkt. 2.2 | |
| 24 | Workplace environment - air | Ethanol concentration/content Range (46,45 – 4400) mg/m3 Range (0,93 – 7,43) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 25 | Workplace environment - air | Ethyl acetate concentration/content Range (8,35 – 3000) mg/m3 Range (0,17 – 10) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 26 | Workplace environment - air | Toluene concentration/content Range (3,88 – 1000) mg/m3 Range (0,08 – 10) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 27 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/content of xylene – mixture of isomers 1,2-; 1,3-; 1,4- Range (4,60 – 500) mg/m3 Range (0,09 – 5) mg w próbce |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-89/Z-04023/02 | |
| 28 | Workplace environment − noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (35 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (35 – 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11 | |
| 29 | Workplace environment − noise | Noise exposure level referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11 | ||
| 30 | General environment – noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (24 – 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) z wyłączeniem punktu F | |
| 31 | 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 | ||
| 32 | Workplace environment - electric lighting | Illuminance Range (5 – 10 000) lx |
Direct measurement method | PN-83/E-04040.03 | |
| 33 | Workplace environment - electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PN-83/E-04040.03 | ||
| 34 | Workplace environment - moderate microclimate | Air temperature Range (-30 – 50) °C Black globe temperature Range (-30 – 50) °C Air humidity Range (20 – 80) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | |
| 35 | Workplace environment - moderate microclimate | PMV index, PPD index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | ||
| 36 | Workplace environment - cold microclimate | Air temperature Range (-30 – 10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-30 – 10) °C Air humidity Range (20 – 80) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | |
| 37 | Workplace environment - cold microclimate | IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | ||
| 38 | Workplace environment - hot microclimate | Air temperature Range (10 – 50) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (10 – 50) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 50) °C |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | |
| 39 | Workplace environment - hot microclimate | WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | ||
| 40 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,01 – 35) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 41 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate 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 three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | ||
| 42 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,1 – 50) 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 | |
| 43 | Workplace environment – hand-arm 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 | ||
| 44 | Water, wastewater | pH Range 2,0 – 12,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 45 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (100-50 000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 46 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,080 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 47 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,050 – 20) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 48 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,0125 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 49 | Water, wastewater | Iron concentration Range (0,050 – 25) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 50 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,05 – 35) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:200, pkt. 7 + Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010 | |
| 51 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (2,00 – 2500) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 52 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (30 – 5000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6060:2006 | |
| 53 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 5000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 54 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (0,0 – 50,0) oC |
Manual method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 PB/W-TL-10, wyd. 1 z dnia 02.12.2013 r. | |
| 55 | Wasteo), code: 19 03 05 | Mercury content Range (0,005 – 0,5) mg/kg |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PN-EN 12457-2:2006 PB/O-TL-1 wyd. 2 z dn. 17.06.2024 r. | |
Reference standards (43)
PB/S-TL-3 wyd. 6 z dn. 12.08.2021 r.
PN-70/Z-04044
PN-75/Z-04037/03
PN-76/Z-04045.02
PN-76/Z-04087
PN-78/Z-04047.02 pkt. 2.2
PN-79/Z-04129
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-86/Z-04151/02
PN-87/Z-04180.02
PN-89/Z-04023/02
PN-90/Z-04009.03
PN-91/Z-04056/02
PN-93/Z-04225/03
PN-EN 12457-2:2006 PB/O-TL-1 wyd. 2 z dn. 17.06.2024 r.
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 6878:200, pkt. 7 + Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metod obejmujących strategię 2 i 3 – punkt 10 i 11
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 PB/W-TL-10, wyd. 1 z dnia 02.12.2013 r.
PN-ISO 6060:2006
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04015-12:1996+Ap1:2001
PN-Z-04016-10:2005
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 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (t.j. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F