🇵🇱 MIEJSKI ZAKŁAD PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
MIEJSKI ZAKŁAD is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1223 (Limanowa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 67 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Water, Wastewater, Wastewater, Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human con…. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Membrane filtration method, Titrimetric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1223
- Methods in scope: 67
- Types of test objects: 11
- Techniques used: 13
- City: Limanowa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1223
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- GOSPODARKI KOMUNALNEJ I MIESZKANIOWEJ SP. Z O.O., LABORATORIUM WODY I ŚCIEKÓW, ul. Rzeczna 7
- City
- Limanowa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (11)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 18 methods
- Water, Wastewater — 16 methods
- Wastewater — 7 methods
- Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption — 6 methods
- Water — 4 methods
- Water (including swimming pool water) — 4 methods
- Swimming pool water — 3 methods
- Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption — 3 methods
- Rainwater, snowmelt water — 2 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 2 methods
- Water intended for human consumption, Water, Swimming pool water — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (13)
- Spectrophotometric method — 20 methods
- Membrane filtration method — 10 methods
- Titrimetric method — 6 methods
- Gravimetric method — 4 methods
- Potentiometric method — 4 methods
- Electrochemical method — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Qualitative method — 2 methods
- Simplified paired unforced-choice method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Manual and automatic method — 1 method
- Nephelometric method — 1 method
- Visual method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (3)
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Wastewater physico-chemical laboratory — 27 methods
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Water physico-chemical laboratory — 26 methods
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Microbiological laboratory — 14 methods
Laboratory locations
- MIEJSKI ZAKŁAD (main site) — ul. Rzeczna 7, Limanowa
- WATER AND WASTEWATER LABORATORY — ul. Rzeczna 7
- Water physicochemical laboratory — ul. Starodworska 31, 34-600 Limanowa
- Microbiological laboratory — ul. Starodworska 31, 34-600 Limanowa
- Wastewater physicochemical laboratory — ul. Moczarki 19, 34-600 Limanowa
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Water physico-chemical laboratory
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Wastewater physico-chemical laboratory
- Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Microbiological laboratory
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 29.09.2026
- Issue no.
- 16
Accreditation scope — test methods (67)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Water physico-chemical laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing (including sensory testing) | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 2 | Water intended for human consumption | Temperature Range (5,0 – 35,0) °C |
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009 | ||
| 3 | Water | Sampling for chemical, physical and sensory testing | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 7.5, 7.6, 8.2, 9.3, 9.4 | ||
| 4 | Water | Temperature Range (5,0 – 35,0) °C |
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009 | ||
| 5 | Swimming pool water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PB-28/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017 | ||
| 6 | Swimming pool water | Temperature Range (5,0 – 35,0) °C |
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009 | ||
| 7 | Swimming pool water | Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential vs. Ag/AgCl 3,5 mol/l KCl Range (100 – 1000) mV |
Potentiometric method | PB-27/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017 | |
| 8 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (147 – 1410) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 9 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,1 – 1000) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Aluminium concentration Range (0,04 – 0,32) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04605.02 | |
| 11 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (40 – 4000) µg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04590.03 | |
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,012 – 0,500) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 13 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 – 30) mg/l Pt |
Visual method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D | |
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,05 – 1,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 15 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 16 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (0,010 – 8,00) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 17 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (0,5 – 10) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 18 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,5 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 19 | Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,1 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-25/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017, based on VISOCOLOR ECO tests No. 931 215 | |
| 20 | Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,1 – 2,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-25/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017, based on VISOCOLOR ECO tests No. 931 215 | |
| 21 | Swimming pool water, Water intended for human consumption | Combined chlorine (calculated) | PB-25/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017, based on VISOCOLOR ECO tests No. 931 215 | ||
| 22 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign odour | Qualitative method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 23 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Presence of foreign taste | Qualitative method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 24 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Taste threshold number (TFN) Range 1 |
Simplified paired unforced-choice method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 25 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Odour threshold number (TON) Range 1 |
Simplified paired unforced-choice method | PN-EN 1622:2006 | |
| 26 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total content of calcium and magnesium Range (10 – 600) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Microbiological laboratory | |||||
| 27 | Water intended for human consumption, Water, Swimming pool water | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 28 | Water intended for human consumption, Water, Swimming pool water | Temperature Range (0,0 – 60,0) °C |
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009 | ||
| 29 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total count of microorganisms at 22 °C (68 h) | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 30 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-ISO 9308-1:1999 | |
| 31 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-ISO 9308-1:1999 | |
| 32 | Water, 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 | |
| 33 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 34 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Clostridium perfringens bacteria count including spores | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10 | |
| 35 | Water (including swimming pool water), 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 | |
| 36 | Water (including swimming pool water), Water intended for human consumption | Total count of microorganisms at 36 °C (44 h) | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 37 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 38 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix A Procedure 5 (medium BCYE), 7 (medium GVPC) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 39 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella Matrix B Procedure 7 (GVPC medium) |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 40 | Water (including swimming pool water) | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PZH methodology ZHK of 23.04.2007 | |
| Water and Wastewater Laboratory; Wastewater physico-chemical laboratory | |||||
| 41 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual and automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 42 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (4,0 – 25,0) °C |
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009 | ||
| 43 | Wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (5 – 10000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 44 | Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration Range (5 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-06/LWŚ, edition IV of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 238, 338 | |
| 45 | Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-05/LWŚ, edition IV of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 348, 350 | |
| 46 | Wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 47 | Wastewater | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 48 | Water, Wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (40 – 900) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-23/LWŚ, edition I of 10.01.2017 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test 153, 353 | |
| 49 | Water, Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,015 – 47) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-21/LWŚ, edition II of 10.01.2017 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test 303, 304 | |
| 50 | Water, Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration Range (1 – 16) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-19/LWŚ, edition II of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 138 | |
| 51 | Water, Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,05 – 1,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-17/LWŚ, edition II of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 349 | |
| 52 | Water, Wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5 – 1000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 53 | Water, Wastewater | Substances extractable with petroleum ether Range (3,0 – 1000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PB-10/LWŚ, edition I of 10.01.2017 | |
| 54 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (3,0 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 55 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (1 – 6) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 56 | Water, Wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,04 – 50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010, chapter 7 | |
| 57 | Water, Wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,5 – 1000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 58 | Water, Wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,025 – 1000) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 7150-1:2002 | |
| 59 | Water, Wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,002 – 30,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 60 | Water, Wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,004 – 30 mg/l) |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 61 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (3 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 62 | Water, Wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (1,0 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 63 | Water, Wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-73/C-04576/14 | ||
| 64 | Rainwater, snowmelt water | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 65 | Rainwater, snowmelt water | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 66 | Water | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (5 – 60) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 67 | Water | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 1000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
Reference standards (47)
PZH methodology ZHK of 23.04.2007
PB-05/LWŚ, edition IV of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 348, 350
PB-06/LWŚ, edition IV of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 238, 338
PB-10/LWŚ, edition I of 10.01.2017
PB-13/LWŚ, edition I of 18.09.2009
PB-17/LWŚ, edition II of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 349
PB-19/LWŚ, edition II of 01.04.2019 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test LCK 138
PB-21/LWŚ, edition II of 10.01.2017 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test 303, 304
PB-23/LWŚ, edition I of 10.01.2017 based on the Hach Lange cuvette test 153, 353
PB-25/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017, based on VISOCOLOR ECO tests No. 931 215
PB-27/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017
PB-28/LWŚ, edition II of 02.06.2017
PN-73/C-04576/14
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-92/C-04590.03
PN-92/C-04605.02
PN-EN 1622:2006
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 7150-1:2002
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 14189:2016-10
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 7.5, 7.6, 8.2, 9.3, 9.4
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010, chapter 7
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
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
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-ISO 9308-1:1999