🇵🇱 FIRMA POMIAROWO-USŁUGOWA PEkoL PL
EnvironmentWater & wastewater
FIRMA POMIAROWO-USŁUGOWA PEkoL is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1287 (Wojkowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 61 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Workplace environment - air, Water and wastewater, General environment – noise from installations, equipment and indus…, Workplace environment - cold microclimate. Most frequently used techniques: Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), Spectrophotometric method, Direct measurement method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1287
- Methods in scope: 61
- Types of test objects: 12
- Techniques used: 8
- City: Wojkowice, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1287
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- Ireneusz Szołtysek, ul. Stara 139, 42-580 Wojkowice
- City
- Wojkowice, Poland
What this laboratory tests (12)
- Workplace environment - air — 32 methods
- Water and wastewater — 9 methods
- General environment – noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - cold microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - energy expenditure — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - hot microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - moderate microclimate — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - whole-body vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (8)
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) — 21 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 10 methods
- Direct measurement method — 9 methods
- Gravimetric method — 4 methods
- Electrochemical method — 1 method
- Personal dosimetry method — 1 method
- Stationary method — 1 method
- Turbidimetric method — 1 method
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 02.10.2026
- Issue no.
- 19
Accreditation scope — test methods (61)
| 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 organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction thoracic fraction respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction asbestos respirable fibres man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres respirable fibres |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 2 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: inorganic substances |
Stationary method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 3 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 4 | Workplace environment - air | Carbon monoxide concentration Range (2,3 – 115) mg/m3 Range (2-99) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB 37 issue 6 of 12.11.2025 | |
| 5 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure index (calculated) | PB 37 issue 6 of 12.11.2025 | ||
| 6 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of antimony and its inorganic compounds, except stibine - calculated as Sb Range (0,04 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,02 – 1) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04146-3:2006 | |
| 7 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of tin and its inorganic compounds except stannane - expressed as Sn inhalable fraction Range (0,17 – 4,17) mg/m3 Range (0,125 – 3,0) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04488:2017-10 | |
| 8 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of zinc oxide - expressed as Zn inhalable fraction Range (0,01 – 20) mg/m3 Range (0,005 – 10) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-87/Z-04100/03 | |
| 9 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of metallic aluminium, aluminium powder (non-stabilised) inhalable fraction respirable fraction Range (0,074 – 7,4) mg/m3 Range (0,05 – 5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04263-1:2012 | |
| 10 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of manganese and its inorganic compounds - calculated as Mn inhalable fraction respirable fraction Range (0,005 – 2,75) mg/m3 Range (0,004 – 1,88) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12 | |
| 11 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of copper and its inorganic compounds - calculated as Cu Range (0,005 – 2,5) mg/m3 Range (0,0025 – 1,25) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-79/Z-04106/02 | |
| 12 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of nickel compounds expressed as Ni inhalable fraction Range (0,0035 – 1,00) mg/m3 Range (0,0025 -0,75) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04502:2019-10 | |
| 13 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of metallic nickel inhalable fraction Range (0,0035 – 1,00) mg/m3 Range (0,0025 -0,75) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04502:2019-10 | |
| 14 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of lead and its inorganic compounds – expressed as Pb inhalable fraction Range (0,005 – 0,5) mg/m3 Range (0,005 – 0,5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04487:2017-10 | |
| 15 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of selenium and its compounds, except selane - calculated as Se Range (0,02 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,015 – 1,5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04468:2015-10 | |
| 16 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of aluminium trioxide calculated as Al inhalable fraction respirable fraction Range (0,074 – 7,4) mg/m3 Range (0,05 – 5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04263-1:2012 | |
| 17 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of potassium hydroxide Range (0,014 – 7,0) mg/m3 Range (0,007 – 3,5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04436:2011 | |
| 18 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of sodium hydroxide Range (0,017 – 8,7) mg/m3 Range (0,009 – 4,5) mg in the sample |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04435:2011 | |
| 19 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of iron oxides - expressed as Fe Iron (III) oxide Iron (II) oxide Triiron tetraoxide inhalable fraction Range (0,35 – 20,8) mg/m3 respirable fraction Range (0,12 – 7,0) mg/m3 |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-Z-04469:2025-02 | |
| 20 | Workplace environment - air | Ammonia concentration/ content Range (1,0 – 150,0) mg/m3 Range (0,015 – 2,25) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-71/Z-04041 | |
| 21 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of chlorine Range (0,05 – 1,4) mg/m3 Range (0,00025 – 0,007) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-75/Z-04037/03 | |
| 22 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of hydrogen chloride Range (0,5 – 20,0) mg/m3 Range (0,02 – 8,0) mg in the sample |
Turbidimetric method | PN-Z-04450:2014 | |
| 23 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of sulphur dioxide Range (0,11 – 13,3) mg/m3 Range (0,0016 – 0,2) mg in the sample Range (0,04-5,00) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04015-12:1996+Ap1:2001 | |
| 24 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of formaldehyde Range (0,036 – 10,0) mg/m3 Range (0,029 - 8,0) ppm Range (0,001 – 0,2) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-76/Z-04045/02 | |
| 25 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of phosphoric (V) acid Range (0,05 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0008 – 0,04) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04073-1:2014-08 | |
| 26 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration / content of tetraphosphorus decaoxide (phosphorus pentoxide) Range (0,05 – 2,0) mg/m3 Range (0,0008 – 0,04) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04073-1:2014-08 | |
| 27 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of ozone Range (0,0125 – 0,25) mg/m3 Range (0,0005 – 0,01) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04007-2:1994 | |
| 28 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of hydrogen sulphide Range (0,5 – 50) mg/m3 Range (0,005 – 0,5) mg in the sample |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04015-13:1996 | |
| 29 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of nitrogen monoxide Range (0,04 – 7,08) mg/m3 Range (0,00018 – 0,032) mg in the sample Range (0,03-5,69) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04009-11:2008 | |
| 30 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration/ content of nitrogen dioxide Range (0,062 – 10,9) mg/m3 Range (0,00028 – 0,049) mg in the sample Range (0,03-5,71) ppm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-Z-04009-11:2008 | |
| 31 | Workplace environment – noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (23 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (23 – 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 (excluding the method describing strategies 2 and 3 – clauses 10 and 11) | |
| 32 | Workplace environment – noise | Noise exposure level referred to: 8-hour daily working time, the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 (excluding the method describing strategies 2 and 3 – clauses 10 and 11) | ||
| 33 | Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise | Equivalent sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Maximum sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Range (49 – 140) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-Z-01339:2020-12 | |
| 34 | Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise | Equivalent sound pressure levels in third-octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-Z-01339:2020-12 | ||
| 35 | General environment – noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (23 – 130) dB |
Direct measurement method | Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | |
| 36 | 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) | Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | ||
| 37 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,04 – 100) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 38 | 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 | ||
| 39 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,5 – 100) 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 | |
| 40 | 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 | ||
| 41 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range (5 – 9800) lx |
Direct measurement method | PB 43 issue 4 of 27.10.2022 | |
| 42 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PB 43 issue 4 of 27.10.2022 | ||
| 43 | Workplace environment - moderate microclimate | Air temperature Range (10 – 30) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 40) °C Humidity Range (25 – 75) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 1,0) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | |
| 44 | Workplace environment - moderate microclimate | PMV index, PPD index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | ||
| 45 | Workplace environment - hot microclimate | Air temperature Range (10 – 40) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (10 – 40) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 40) °C |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | |
| 46 | Workplace environment - hot microclimate | WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | ||
| 47 | Workplace environment - cold microclimate | Air temperature Range (-10 – 10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-10 – 10) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 75) % Air velocity Range (0,4 – 5,0) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | |
| 48 | Workplace environment - cold microclimate | IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | ||
| 49 | Workplace environment - energy expenditure | Air temperature Range (0 – 40) °C Air flow Range (10 – 60) dm3/min |
PB 45 issue 3 of 22.07.2020 | ||
| 50 | Workplace environment - energy expenditure | Energy expenditure (calculated) | PB 45 issue 3 of 22.07.2020 | ||
| 51 | Water and wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10 – 5000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 52 | Water and wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 1800) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 53 | Water and wastewater | Chromium concentration Range (0,04 – 200) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN 1233:2000 | |
| 54 | Water and wastewater | Cadmium concentration Range (0,006 – 100) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-EN ISO 5961:2001 | |
| 55 | Water and wastewater | Zinc concentration Range (0,01 – 100) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A | |
| 56 | Water and wastewater | Copper concentration Range (0,01 – 200) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A | |
| 57 | Water and wastewater | Nickel concentration Range (0,1 – 700) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A | |
| 58 | Water and wastewater | Lead concentration Range (0,02 – 250) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A | |
| 59 | Water and wastewater | Iron concentration Range (0,15 – 200) mg/l |
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) | PB 47 issue 3 of 22.03.2023 | |
| 60 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction: Petroleum bitumen 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 Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,2 – 17,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 61 | 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 – 4,63) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
Reference standards (47)
PB 37 issue 6 of 12.11.2025
PB 43 issue 4 of 27.10.2022
PB 45 issue 3 of 22.07.2020
PB 47 issue 3 of 22.03.2023
PN-71/Z-04041
PN-75/Z-04037/03
PN-76/Z-04045/02
PN-79/Z-04106/02
PN-87/Z-04100/03
PN-EN 1233:2000
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
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 5961:2001
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 (excluding the method describing strategies 2 and 3 – clauses 10 and 11)
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-01339:2020-12
PN-Z-04007-2:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
PN-Z-04009-11:2008
PN-Z-04015-12:1996+Ap1:2001
PN-Z-04015-13:1996
PN-Z-04073-1:2014-08
PN-Z-04146-3:2006
PN-Z-04263-1:2012
PN-Z-04435:2011
PN-Z-04436:2011
PN-Z-04450:2014
PN-Z-04468:2015-10
PN-Z-04469:2025-02
PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12
PN-Z-04487:2017-10
PN-Z-04488:2017-10
PN-Z-04502:2019-10
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
Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F