🇵🇱 GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironment
GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 165 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 121 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Water, Waste gases, Sewage sludge. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Titrimetric method, Gravimetric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 165
- Methods in scope: 121
- Types of test objects: 13
- Techniques used: 26
- City: Warszawa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 165
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Chmielna 132/134, 00-805 Warszawa, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM BADAWCZE, ODDZIAŁ W BIAŁYMSTOKU
- City
- Warszawa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (13)
- Water, wastewater — 57 methods
- Water — 14 methods
- Waste gases — 13 methods
- Sewage sludge — 10 methods
- Soil — 9 methods
- Wastewater — 4 methods
- General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines — 3 methods
- Environment – electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations (broadband measurements) — 2 methods
- General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants — 2 methods
- Soil E — 2 methods
- Water E — 2 methods
- Water, wastewater E — 2 methods
- Water, wastewater, soil — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (26)
- Spectrophotometric method — 18 methods
- Titrimetric method — 14 methods
- Gravimetric method — 9 methods
- Electrochemical method — 7 methods
- Potentiometric method — 7 methods
- Direct measurement method — 4 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 4 methods
- Optical method — 4 methods
- Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique — 3 methods
- Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) — 3 methods
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) — 3 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 3 methods
- Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection — 2 methods
- High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) — 2 methods
- High-temperature combustion with IR detection — 2 methods
- and 11 more
Laboratory sections (4)
- Laboratory in Białystok — 35 methods
- Field Laboratory — 34 methods
- Laboratory in Łomża — 29 methods
- Laboratory in Suwałki — 23 methods
Laboratory locations
- GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA (main site) — ul. Chmielna 132/134, 00-805 Warszawa
- BIAŁYSTOK BRANCH — AB 165 ul. Ciołkowskiego 2/3
- Laboratory in Białystok — ul. Ciołkowskiego 2/3, 15-264 Białystok
- Field Laboratory — ul. Ciołkowskiego 2/3, 15-264 Białystok
- Laboratory in Łomża — ul. Akademicka 20, 18-402 Łomża
- Laboratory in Suwałki — ul. Piaskowa 5, 16-400 Suwałki
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 15.06.2026
- Issue no.
- 27
Accreditation scope — test methods (121)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory in Białystok | |||||
| 1 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 – 1200) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 2 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved solids concentration Range (50 – 3500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15216:2022-03 | |
| 3 | Water, wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,020 – 50) mg/l PO4 Range (0,007 – 16) mg/l P-PO4 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010 | |
| 4 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,020 – 20) mg/l P |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010 | |
| 5 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,002 – 5) mg/l N-NO2 Range (0,007 – 15) mg/l NO2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 6 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l N-NH4 Range (0,65 – 250) mg/l NH4 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 7 | Water, wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l N |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 8 | Water, wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026 | ||
| 9 | Water, wastewater | Total alkalinity Range (10 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,2 – 20,0) mmol/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 | |
| 10 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,2 – 20,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04 | |
| 11 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand – BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 12 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand BOD5 Range (3,0 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 13 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (6,0 – 10000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 14 | Water, wastewater | Element concentrations: Aluminium (10 – 5000) μg/l Arsenic (1,0 – 5000) μg/l Boron (10 – 2000) μg/l Barium (10 – 5000) μg/l Cadmium (0,020 – 5000) μg/l Total chromium (10 – 5000) μg/l Copper (3,0 – 5000) μg/l Total iron (10 – 20000) μg/l Manganese (10,0 – 20000) μg/l Molybdenum (3,0 – 2000) μg/l Vanadium (3,0 – 2000) μg/l Antimony (0,5 – 1000) μg/l Nickel (1,0 – 5000) μg/l Lead (0,30 – 5000) μg/l Zinc (15 – 5000) μg/l Cobalt (10 – 5000) μg/l Silver (0,75 – 2000) μg/l Beryllium (0,10 – 2000) μg/l Selenium (5,0 – 2000) μg/l Tin (10 – 2000) μg/l Thallium (0,5 – 2000) μg/l Titanium (10 – 2000) μg/l Sodium (0,10 – 900) mg/l Potassium (0,20 – 200) mg/l Calcium (2,0 – 500) mg/l Magnesium (0,40 – 200) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04 | |
| 15 | Water, wastewater | Anion concentrations Chlorides (2,0 – 1000) mg/l Sulfates (5,0 – 500) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
| 16 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,015 – 100) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 17 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen concentration (sum) Range (0,10 – 100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 18 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,0020 – 4,0) mg/l N-NO2 |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 19 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 20 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 21 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 22 | Water | Colour Range (5 – 200) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Method C | |
| 23 | Water | Permanganate index Range (0,5 – 80) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 24 | Water | Mercury concentration Range (0,0200 – 10,0) ug/l |
Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) | PN-EN ISO 17852:2009 | |
| 25 | Water | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 100) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
| 26 | Water | Nitrate concentration Range (2,5 – 440) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012 | |
| 27 | Wastewater | Element concentrations: Aluminium (0,050 – 2,00) mg/l Cobalt (0,0100 – 2,00) mg/l Chromium (0,0100 – 5,0) mg/l Copper (0,0100 – 20,0) mg/l Iron (0,050 – 40,0) mg/l Lead (0,0100 – 5,0) mg/l Zinc (0,0300 – 40,0) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 28 | Wastewater | Mercury concentration Range (0,0100 – 5,0) mg/l |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB-03/BI issue 4 of 10.01.2021 | |
| 29 | Soil | pH - in H2O Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 30 | Soil | pH - in KCl Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 31 | Soil | Element content Arsenic (10,0 – 500) mg/kg Barium (10,0 – 3000) mg/kg Cadmium (1,00 – 400) mg/kg Total chromium (10,0 – 1500) mg/kg Copper (10,0 – 1000) mg/kg Molybdenum (10,0 – 260) mg/kg Cobalt (10,0 – 300) mg/kg Nickel (10,0 – 600) mg/kg Lead (10,0 – 1000) mg/kg Zinc (10,0 – 3000) mg/kg Tin (10,0 – 500) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 22036:2024-07 | |
| 32 | Soil | Mercury content Range (0,300 – 30,0) mg/kg |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB-03/BI issue 4 of 10.01.2021 | |
| 33 | Sewage sludge | pH - in H2O Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 34 | Sewage sludge | Element content: Cadmium (1,00 – 350) mg/kg Total chromium (10,0 – 2500) mg/kg Copper (10,0 – 2000) mg/kg Nickel (10,0 – 500) mg/kg Lead (10,0 – 1500) mg/kg Zinc (10,0 – 5000) mg/kg Calcium (0,10 – 20) % Calcium (1,0 – 200) g/kg Magnesium (0,010 – 5,0) % Magnesium (0,10 – 50) g/kg Total phosphorus (0,10 – 4,0) % Total phosphorus (1,0 – 40) g/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 22036:2024-07 | |
| 35 | Sewage sludge | Mercury content Range (0,70 – 25,0) mg/kg |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB-03/BI issue 4 of 10.01.2021 | |
| Field Laboratory | |||||
| 36 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 | ||
| 37 | Water | Temperature Range (0,1 – 35) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 38 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN- ISO 5667-4:2017-10 | ||
| 39 | Water | Temperature Range (0,1 – 35) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 40 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 6.3 | ||
| 41 | Water | Temperature Range (0,1 – 35) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 42 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual/automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 43 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (0,1 – 35) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 44 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,3 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04 | |
| 45 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,3 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | ISO 17289:2014 | |
| 46 | Water, wastewater | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 47 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (100 – 10000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 48 | Soil | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 10381-4:2007 excluding cl. 8 | PN-ISO 10381-5:2009 | ||
| 49 | Sewage sludge | Sampling for chemical, biological and physical testing | PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011 | ||
| 50 | General environment - noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (24 – 135) dB |
Direct measurement method | Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 7.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | |
| 51 | 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 7.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | ||
| 52 | General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (24 – 135) dB |
Direct measurement method | Annex 3 to the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16.06.2011 (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 140, item 824) excluding cl. H (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 288, item 1697) | |
| 53 | General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines | A-weighted sound exposure level Range (24 – 135) dB |
Direct measurement method | Annex 3 to the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16.06.2011 (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 140, item 824) excluding cl. H (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 288, item 1697) | |
| 54 | General environment - noise from roads, railway lines, tram lines | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) | Annex 3 to the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16.06.2011 (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 140, item 824) excluding cl. H (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 288, item 1697) | ||
| 55 | Environment – electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations (broadband measurements) | Electric field strength: in the frequency range from 200 kHz to 3 GHz. (0,2 – 300) V/m in the frequency range from 80 MHz to 60 GHz. (0,8 – 300) V/m Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the environment performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Direct measurement method | Annex to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 17.02.2020 (Journal of Laws 2022 item 2630) | |
| 56 | Environment – electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations (broadband measurements) | Magnetic field strength (calculated) in the frequency range from 10 MHz to 60 GHz Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the environment performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Clause 3 of the Annex to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 17.02.2020 (Journal of Laws 2022 item 2630) | ||
| 57 | Waste gases | Concentration of oxygen, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide O2 (1,5 – 21,0) % NOx (2 – 1025) mg/m3 CO (7 – 1250) mg/m3 SO2 (5 – 1430) mg/m3 CO2 (0,3 – 20,0) % Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Paramagnetic method; Chemiluminescence method; Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry method (NDIR) | PN-ISO 10396:2001 | |
| 58 | Waste gases | Emission of CO, SO2, NOx (NO and NO2 expressed as NO2) (calculated) Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-ISO 10396:2001 | ||
| 59 | Waste gases | Concentration of organic substances in the form of gases and vapours expressed as total gaseous organic carbon Range (5 – 1000) mg/m3 Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Continuous flame ionization detection method (FID) | PN-EN 12619:2013-05 | |
| 60 | Waste gases | Emission of organic substances in gaseous and vapour form expressed as total gaseous organic carbon (calculated) Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-EN 12619:2013-05 | ||
| 61 | Waste gases | Gas volume flow rate for dynamic pressures > 10 Pa Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Stagnation pressure method | PN-Z-04030-7:1994 | |
| 62 | Waste gases | Velocity Range (1,5 – 6,0) m/s Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Anemometric method | PN-Z-04030-7:1994 | |
| 63 | Waste gases | Sampling for determination of dust concentration Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-Z-04030-7:1994 | ||
| 64 | Waste gases | Dust concentration Range (1 – 1000) mg/m3 Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04030-7:1994 | |
| 65 | Waste gases | Dust emission (calculated) Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-Z-04030-7:1994 | ||
| 66 | Waste gases | Sampling for the determination of the concentration of individual gaseous organic compounds Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-EN 13649:2005 | ||
| 67 | Waste gases | Emission of individual gaseous organic compounds (calculated) Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-EN 13649:2005 | ||
| 68 | Waste gases | Sampling for determination of concentrations of organic compounds Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
Aspiration method using activated carbon/silica gel | PN-Z-04008-4:1999 | |
| 69 | Waste gases | Emission of organic compounds (calculated) Regulated area: Periodic measurements of emissions to air from stationary sources performed for the purposes of the legally regulated area. The competence of the laboratory has been confirmed taking into account the applicable requirements of the implementing acts to the Act of 27 April 2001 – Environmental Protection Law. |
PN-Z-04008-4:1999 | ||
| Laboratory in Łomża | |||||
| 70 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 400) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 71 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 – 1200) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 72 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 73 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (5 – 3000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 74 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,1 – 20,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04 | |
| 75 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (6,0 – 7000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 76 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved solids concentration Range (50,0 – 3500) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15216:2022-03 | |
| 77 | Water, wastewater | Total organic carbon concentration Range (2,0 – 1000) mg/l |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PN-EN 1484:1999 | |
| 78 | Water, wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10,0 – 200) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 79 | Water, wastewater | Total alkalinity Range (25,0 – 500) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,5 – 10) mmol/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 | |
| 80 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 81 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,02 – 20) mg/l NNO3 Range (0,1 – 90) mg/l NO3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576/08 | |
| 82 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,003 – 2,0) mg/l NNO2 Range (0,01 – 6,5) mg/l NO2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 83 | Water, wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,020 – 10) mg/l PO4 Range (0,0065 – 3,2) mg/l P-PO4 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 | |
| 84 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,020 – 50,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 | |
| 85 | Water, wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 86 | Water, wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026 | ||
| 87 | Water, wastewater | Mineral oil index Range (0,10 – 50) mg/l |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003 | |
| 88 | Water | Permanganate index Range (0,4 – 80) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 89 | Soil | pH - in H2O Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 90 | Soil | pH - in KCl Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 91 | Soil | Content of hydrocarbons C10 - C40 Range (30 – 10000) mg/kg |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 16703:2011 | |
| 92 | Soil | Sum of hydrocarbons C12 - C35 of oil fraction components Range (30 – 10000) mg/kg |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 16703:2011 | |
| 93 | Sewage sludge | Dry residue content Range (0,50 – 90,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN ISO 11465:2026-03 Method A | |
| 94 | Sewage sludge | Loss on ignition of dry matter (LOI) Range (10,0 – 90,0) % |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15935:2022-01 | |
| 95 | Sewage sludge | pH - in H2O Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09 | |
| 96 | Sewage sludge | Total phosphorus content Range (0,40 – 150) g/kg Range (0,040 – 15) % |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010 | PN-EN 13346:2002 | |
| 97 | Sewage sludge | Kjeldahl nitrogen content Range (0,25 – 10,0) % |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 13342:2002 | |
| 98 | Sewage sludge | Ammonium nitrogen content Range (0,10 – 3,0) % |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-08/BI issue 3 of 15.05.2020 | |
| Laboratory in Suwałki | |||||
| 99 | Water | Total alkalinity Range (0,14 – 18,0) mmol/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 | |
| 100 | Water | Colour Range (5 – 200) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+Ap.1:2015-06 Method C | |
| 101 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,20 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | ISO 17289:2014 | |
| 102 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 excluding cl. 7.2 | ISO 17289:2014 | |
| 103 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (3,0 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 104 | Water, wastewater | Permanganate index Range (0,4 – 100) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 105 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (5,0 – 1200) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 106 | Water, wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 107 | Water, wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026 | ||
| 108 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,0010 – 5,0) mg/l N-NO2 Range (0,0030 – 17,0) mg/l NO2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 109 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,020 – 50,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010+ Ap2:2010 | |
| 110 | Water, wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,020 – 10) mg/l PO4 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010+ Ap2:2010 | |
| 111 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (6,0 – 2000) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 112 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,50 – 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 5664:2002 | |
| 113 | Water, wastewater | Concentration of total organic carbon (TOC and DOC) Range (2,0 – 1000) mg/l |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PN-EN 1484:1999 | |
| 114 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,01 – 50,0) mg/l N-NO3 Range (0,04 – 221) mg/l NO3 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 115 | Water, wastewater, soil | Identification of organic compounds | Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) using the NIST 14 mass spectral library | PB-17/BI issue 5 of 25.05.2023 | |
| 116 | Water, wastewater E | PAH concentration Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) | PN-EN ISO 17993 | |
| 117 | Water, wastewater E | Volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection (P&T GC-MS) | PN-EN ISO 15680 | |
| 118 | Water E | Pesticide concentration Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | EPA 525.3 | |
| 119 | Water E | Alkylphenol concentration Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PN-EN ISO 18857-1 | |
| 120 | Soil E | Content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) | PN-ISO 13877 | PN-EN 17503 | |
| 121 | Soil E | Polychlorinated biphenyl content Regulated area: E – Flexible scope of accreditation. The flexibility of the scope covers the elements indicated in document DA-10 for the scope of accreditation of testing laboratories. The list of activities performed within the flexible scope of accreditation is not made publicly available by the accredited body. |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PN-ISO 10382 | PN-EN 17322 | |
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ISO 17289:2014
PB-03/BI issue 4 of 10.01.2021
PB-08/BI issue 3 of 15.05.2020
PB-17/BI issue 5 of 25.05.2023
PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026
PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026
PN- ISO 5667-4:2017-10
PN-77/C-04584
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-82/C-04576/08
PN-EN 12619:2013-05
PN-EN 13342:2002
PN-EN 13346:2002
PN-EN 13649:2005
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 15216:2022-03
PN-EN 15935:2022-01
PN-EN 17322
PN-EN 17503
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 1899-2:2002 excluding cl. 7.2
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11465:2026-03 Method A
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
PN-EN ISO 15680
PN-EN ISO 16703:2011
PN-EN ISO 17294-2:2024-04
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 17993
PN-EN ISO 18857-1
PN-EN ISO 22036:2024-07
PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12
PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 +Ap1:2010+Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010+ Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 + Ap1:2015-06 Method C
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+Ap.1:2015-06 Method C
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004
PN-ISO 10381-4:2007 excluding cl. 8
PN-ISO 10381-5:2009
PN-ISO 10382
PN-ISO 10396:2001
PN-ISO 13877
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 6.3
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-Z-04008-4:1999
PN-Z-04030-7:1994
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Annex 3 to the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16.06.2011 (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 140, item 824) excluding cl. H (Journal of Laws 2011 No. 288, item 1697)
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