🇵🇱 PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI Sp. z o.o. PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1128 (Olsztyn, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 43 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, Wastewater, Activated sludge, Sewage sludge. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gravimetric method, Membrane filtration method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1128
- Methods in scope: 43
- Types of test objects: 4
- Techniques used: 13
- City: Olsztyn, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1128
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- DZIAŁ JAKOŚCI WODY I ŚCIEKÓW, ul. Oficerska 16 a, 10-218 Olsztyn
- City
- Olsztyn, Poland
What this laboratory tests (4)
- Water intended for human consumption — 22 methods
- Wastewater — 15 methods
- Activated sludge — 5 methods
- Sewage sludge — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (13)
- Spectrophotometric method — 13 methods
- Gravimetric method — 6 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 3 methods
- MPN method — 3 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 2 methods
- Optical method — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Potentiometric method — 2 methods
- Titrimetric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Manual method; Automatic method — 1 method
- Nephelometric method — 1 method
- Volumetric method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (3)
- Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Wastewater Chemistry Laboratory — 21 methods
- Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Water Chemistry Laboratory — 13 methods
- Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Microbiology Laboratory — 9 methods
Laboratory locations
- DZIAŁ JAKOŚCI WODY I ŚCIEKÓW — ul. Oficerska 16 a
- Pracownia Mikrobiologiczna — ul. Oficerska 16a, 10-218 Olsztyn
- Pracownia Chemii Wody — ul. Oficerska 16a, 10-218 Olsztyn
- Pracownia Chemii Ścieków — ul. Leśna 9, 10-173 Olsztyn
- Dział Jakości Wody i Ścieków; Pracownia Chemii Wody —
- Dział Jakości Wody i Ścieków; Pracownia Chemii Ścieków —
- Dział Jakości Wody i Ścieków; Pracownia Mikrobiologiczna —
Accreditation scope — test methods (43)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Microbiology Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 2 | Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 3 | Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22°C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 4 | Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04 | |
| 5 | Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04 | |
| 6 | Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 7 | Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of intestinal enterococci | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 7899-3:2025-11 | |
| 8 | Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of coliform bacteria | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 9 | Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of Escherichia coli | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Water Chemistry Laboratory | |||||
| 10 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 11 | Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 – 50) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C + Ap1:2015 | |
| 12 | Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (10 – 1000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/W-02 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14770.0001 | |
| 13 | Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (10 – 5000) μg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/W-03 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14761.0001 | |
| 14 | Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (2,2 – 50,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/W-05 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001 | |
| 15 | Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,02 – 1,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/W-06 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001 | |
| 16 | Water intended for human consumption | Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (60 – 500) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 17 | Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 18 | Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (1,0 – 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 19 | Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,06 – 2,50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/W-04 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001 | |
| 20 | Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity at 25°C Range (100 – 2500) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 21 | Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,10 – 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 22 | Wastewater | Total iron concentration Range (1,00 – 15,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| Water and Wastewater Quality Department; Wastewater Chemistry Laboratory | |||||
| 23 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing Temperature of the collected wastewater sample Range (5,0 – 25,0) °C |
Manual method; Automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584 | |
| 24 | Wastewater | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 25 | Wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 26 | Wastewater | Concentration of substances extractable with petroleum ether Range (50 – 2500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PBL/S-03 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 27.02.2023 r. | |
| 27 | Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5 Range (4 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 28 | Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5 Range (2,0 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem punktu 7.2 | |
| 29 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand COD-Cr Range (20 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 30 | Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,3 – 200) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/S-07 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14543.0001; 1.14729.0001 | |
| 31 | Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration Range (1,0 – 150) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/S-09 edycja 3 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14537.0001 | |
| 32 | Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,3 – 240) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/S-10 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001 | |
| 33 | Wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentrations Range (0,01 – 1,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/S-04 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001 | |
| 34 | Wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentrations Range (0,5 – 23,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PBL/S-02 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r. | na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001/1.09713.0002 | |
| 35 | Wastewater | Organic nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PBL/S-05 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r. | ||
| 36 | Wastewater | Anion concentrations chlorides (5,0 – 480) mg/l sulfates (5,0 – 250) mg/l nitrite nitrogen (0,015 – 1,5) mg/l nitrate nitrogen (0,02 – 23,0) mg/l | Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
| 37 | Sewage sludge | Dry residue / water content Range (0,2 – 93,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 12880:2004 | |
| 38 | Activated sludge | Dry residue / water content Range (0,2 – 93,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15934:2013-02 metoda A | |
| 39 | Activated sludge | Loss on ignition of dry matter (LOI) / Residue on ignition Range (2,0 - 95,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15935:2022-01 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.4 i 8.2 | |
| 40 | Activated sludge | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (1000 – 15000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 41 | Activated sludge | Relative volume Range (100 – 1000) ml/l |
Volumetric method | PN-EN 14702-1:2008 | |
| 42 | Activated sludge | Volume index (calculated) | PN-EN 14702-1:2008 | ||
| 43 | Water intended for human consumption | Anion concentrations chlorides (5,0 – 250) mg/l sulfates (5,0 – 250) mg/l nitrates (0,10 – 50,0) mg/l nitrites (0,05 – 5,0) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 5,0) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
Reference standards (46)
PBL/S-02 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-03 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 27.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-04 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-05 edycja 1 wydanie z dnia 07.02.2025 r.
PBL/S-07 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-09 edycja 3 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/S-10 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 28.02.2023 r.
PBL/W-02 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-03 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-04 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-05 edycja 5 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PBL/W-06 edycja 4 wydanie z dnia 02.03.2026 r.
PN-77/C-04584
PN-EN 12880:2004
PN-EN 14702-1:2008
PN-EN 15934:2013-02 metoda A
PN-EN 15935:2022-01 z wyłączeniem pkt 7.4 i 8.2
PN-EN 1899-2:2002 z wyłączeniem punktu 7.2
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Metoda C + Ap1:2015
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7899-3:2025-11
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/ A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.09713.0001/1.09713.0002
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14537.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14543.0001; 1.14729.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14752.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14761.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14770.0001
na podstawie testu kuwetowego Merck 1.14776.0001