🇵🇱 PODHALAŃSKI SZPITAL SPECJALISTYCZNY PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
PODHALAŃSKI SZPITAL SPECJALISTYCZNY is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 595 (Nowy Targ, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 27 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption, Faeces, Faecal swab. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Nephelometric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 595
- Methods in scope: 27
- Types of test objects: 4
- Techniques used: 9
- City: Nowy Targ, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 595
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- im. Jana Pawła II w Nowym Targu, ul. Szpitalna 14, 34-400 Nowy Targ, ZESPÓŁ LABORATORIÓW BADAWCZYCH
- City
- Nowy Targ, Poland
What this laboratory tests (4)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 16 methods
- Swimming pool water — 8 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 2 methods
- Faeces, Faecal swab — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (9)
- Membrane filtration method — 9 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 5 methods
- Nephelometric method — 2 methods
- Plate method, pour plate — 2 methods
- Titrimetric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
- Visual method — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- Podhalański Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II w Nowym Targu (main site) — ul. Szpitalna 14, 34-400 Nowy Targ
- Zespół Laboratoriów Badawczych — ul. Jana Kazimierza 6, 34-400 Nowy Targ
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 14.03.2025
- Issue no.
- 23
Accreditation scope — test methods (27)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,020 - 6,44) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1: 2002 | |
| 2 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour | PN-EN ISO 7887: 2012 | ||
| 3 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Range (5 - 70) mg/l (Pt) |
Visual method | +Ap1:2015-06 Metoda D | |
| 4 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (1,0 - 110) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 5 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,040 - 5,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777: 1999 | |
| 6 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (0,010 - 8) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332: 2001 +Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 7 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (74 - 3500) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 8 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 - 40) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1: 2016-09 | |
| 9 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 - 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523: 2012 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (0,50-10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467: 2001 | |
| 11 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing (including sensory testing) | P N-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 12 | Swimming pool water | Turbidity Range (0,20 - 40) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1: 2016-09 | |
| 13 | Swimming pool water | Nitrate concentration Range (1,0 - 110) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 14 | Swimming pool water | Permanganate index Range (0,50 - 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467: 2001 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of microorganisms on nutrient agar at 36°C and 22°C | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 6222: 2004 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2: 2004 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Clostridium perfringens count including spores | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189: 2016-10 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266: 2009 | |
| 19 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1: 2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 20 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix A; Procedure 5 (medium A), 7 (medium C-GVPC) Matrix B; Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 21 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for microbiological testing | P N-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 22 | Swimming pool water | Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1: 2014-12 +A1:2017-04 | |
| 23 | Swimming pool water | Microorganism count on nutrient agar at 36°C | Plate method, pour plate | PN-EN ISO 6222: 2004 | |
| 24 | Swimming pool water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PB/HK/1, wyd. 2 z 18.10.2004 r. w oparciu o wydawnictwo metodyczne PZH 2002r. „Metodyka izolacji gronkowców ze środowiska wodnego” | |
| 25 | Swimming pool water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 26 | Swimming pool water | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix B; Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 27 | Faeces, Faecal swab | Presence of rods of the genera, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Salmonella Enteritidis, Shigella sonnei | Culture method supplemented with biochemical and serological tests | PB/LB/1 wyd. 5 z 18.06.2018 r. w oparciu o „Rekomendacje laboratoryjnej diagnostyki zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego bakteriami rosnącymi w warunkach tlenowych oraz mikroaerofilnych” NIZP PZH i KIDL 2015 r. | |
Reference standards (21)
+Ap1:2015-06 Metoda D
P N-EN ISO 19458:2007
P N-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PB/HK/1, wyd. 2 z 18.10.2004 r. w oparciu o wydawnictwo metodyczne PZH 2002r. „Metodyka izolacji gronkowców ze środowiska wodnego”
PB/LB/1 wyd. 5 z 18.06.2018 r. w oparciu o „Rekomendacje laboratoryjnej diagnostyki zakażeń przewodu pokarmowego bakteriami rosnącymi w warunkach tlenowych oraz mikroaerofilnych” NIZP PZH i KIDL 2015 r.
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-EN 26777: 1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523: 2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 14189: 2016-10
PN-EN ISO 16266: 2009
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 6222: 2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1: 2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887: 2012
PN-EN ISO 7899-2: 2004
PN-EN ISO 8467: 2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1: 2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-ISO 6332: 2001 +Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 7150-1: 2002