🇵🇱 GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA PL
Water & wastewaterMaterials & polymers
GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 177 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 85 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Water, wastewater, Water, Wastewater, Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommuni…. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection, Titrimetric method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 177
- Methods in scope: 85
- Types of test objects: 5
- Techniques used: 18
- City: Warszawa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 177
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- ul. Chmielna 132/134, 00-805 Warszawa, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM BADAWCZE, ODDZIAŁ W SZCZECINIE, ul. Wały Chrobrego 4
- City
- Warszawa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (5)
- Water, wastewater — 51 methods
- Water — 22 methods
- Wastewater — 8 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
Analytical techniques used (18)
- Spectrophotometric method — 12 methods
- Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection — 11 methods
- Titrimetric method — 7 methods
- Electrochemical method — 5 methods
- Gravimetric method — 5 methods
- Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) — 3 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) — 3 methods
- Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) — 3 methods
- Direct measurement method — 2 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) — 1 method
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) — 1 method
- Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection (P&T GC-MS) — 1 method
- Manual and automatic method — 1 method
- and 3 more
Laboratory sections (3)
- Laboratory in Szczecin — 41 methods
- Laboratory in Koszalin — 32 methods
- Field Laboratory — 12 methods
Laboratory locations
- GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA (main site) — ul. Chmielna 132/134, 00-805 Warszawa
- SZCZECIN BRANCH — ul. Wały Chrobrego 4
- Field Laboratory — ul. Wały Chrobrego 4, 70-502 Szczecin
- Laboratory in Szczecin — ul. Wały Chrobrego 4, 70-502 Szczecin
- Laboratory in Koszalin — ul. Zgoda 23, 75-553 Koszalin
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 06.05.2026
- Issue no.
- 28
Accreditation scope — test methods (85)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10 | PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 9.2 and 9.4 | PN-ISO 5667-9:2005 | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3 | ||
| 2 | Water | Temperature Range (0 – 50,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 3 | Water | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Optical method | ISO 17289:2014 | |
| 4 | Water | Dissolved oxygen concentration Range (0,5 – 20) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04 | |
| 5 | Wastewater | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | Manual and automatic method | PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | |
| 6 | Wastewater | Temperature Range (0 – 50,0) °C |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 7 | Water, wastewater | Electrical conductivity Range (10,0 – 13 000) µS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 8 | Water, wastewater | pH Range 2,0 – 12,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 9 | 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 September 2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | |
| 10 | 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 September 2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F | ||
| 11 | Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations: broadband measurements | Electric field strength: in the frequency range from 10 MHz to 60 GHz Range (0,5 – 300) V/m Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the environment performed for the purposes of the 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) | |
| 12 | Environment - electromagnetic field in the vicinity of radiocommunication installations: broadband measurements | Magnetic field strength: in the frequency range from 10 MHz to 60 GHz (calculated) Regulated area: Measurements of the electromagnetic field in the environment performed for the purposes of the 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. |
Annex to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 17.02.2020 (Journal of Laws 2022 item 2630) | ||
| Laboratory in Szczecin | |||||
| 13 | Water | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,001 – 10,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 14 | Water | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN 26777:1999 | ||
| 15 | Water | Total nitrogen concentration Range (0,25 – 100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001 | |
| 16 | Water | Dissolved ion concentration chlorides (1,0 – 1000) mg/l nitrates (0,50 – 300) mg/l sulfates (1,0 – 1000) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 10) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012 | |
| 17 | Water | Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012 | ||
| 18 | Water | Dissolved ion concentration potassium (0,50 – 100) mg/l sodium (1,0 – 500) mg/l magnesium (1,0 – 100) mg/l calcium (2,0 – 500) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 14911:2002 | |
| 19 | Water | Metal concentrations barium (0,020 – 10) mg/l boron (0,100 – 10) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 20 | Water | Metal concentrations arsenic (0,001 – 5) mg/l selenium (0,002 – 5) mg/l cadmium (0,000024 – 10) mg/l lead (0,00036 – 10) mg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 21 | Water | Metal concentrations cadmium (0,000024 – 10) mg/l lead (0,00036 – 10) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4 | |
| 22 | Water | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,01 – 50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 7 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010 | |
| 23 | Wastewater | Metal concentrations cadmium (0,0001 – 10) mg/l lead (0,001 – 10) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4 | |
| 24 | Wastewater | Metal concentrations cadmium (0,0001 – 10) mg/l lead (0,001 – 10) mg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 25 | Water, wastewater | Phenol index Range (0,0030 – 5,0) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 cl. 4 | |
| 26 | Water, wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,3 – 100) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 27 | Water, wastewater | Volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration Trichloroethylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Tetrachloroethylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Trichloromethane ( 0,5 – 100) µg/l Benzene (1,0 – 100) µg/l Toluene (1,0 – 100) µg/l m,p-Xylene (2,0 – 200) µg/l o-Xylene (1,0 – 100) µg/l 1,2- Dichloroethane (1,0 – 100) µg/l Hexachlorobutadiene (0,18 – 100) µg/l |
Gas chromatography with purge and trap technique (Purge&Trap) and mass spectrometry detection (P&T GC-MS) | PN-EN ISO 15680:2008 | |
| 28 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen concentration (sum) Range (0,10 – 500) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 29 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,0010 – 100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 30 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 31 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 32 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 33 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,01 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 34 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 35 | Water, wastewater | Ammonia concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 36 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,010 – 10) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 11732:2007 | |
| 37 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11732:2007 | ||
| 38 | Water, wastewater | Ammonia concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11732:2007 | ||
| 39 | Water, wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026 | ||
| 40 | Water, wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10 – 5000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 41 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 42 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,6 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 43 | Water, wastewater | Total phosphorus concentration Range (0,03 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 8 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010 | |
| 44 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved orthophosphate concentration Range (0,030 – 300) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 15681-2:2019-02 | |
| 45 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (5 – 2000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 46 | Water, wastewater | Mineral oil index / petroleum hydrocarbons C10-C40 Range (0,05 – 100) mg/l |
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003 | |
| 47 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved orthophosphate concentration Range (0,03 – 300) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 4 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010 | |
| 48 | Water, wastewater | Metal concentrations chromium (0,001 – 10) mg/l aluminium (0,005 – 10) mg/l manganese (0,001 – 10) mg/l copper (0,001 – 10) mg/l nickel (0,001 – 10) mg/l iron (0,005 – 10) mg/l |
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) | PN-EN ISO 15586:2005 | |
| 49 | Water, wastewater | Total organic carbon concentration Range (2,0 – 200) mg/l |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range IR | PN-EN 1484:1999 | |
| 50 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 3000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007 | |
| 51 | Water, wastewater | Element concentration zinc (0,0050 – 100) mg/l iron (0,050 – 100) mg/l manganese (0,0050 – 100) mg/l total phosphorus (0,010 – 20) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN ISO 11885:2009 | |
| 52 | Water, wastewater | Mercury concentration Range (0,013 – 100) µg/l |
Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) | PN-EN ISO 17852:2009 | |
| 53 | Water, wastewater | Metal concentrations cobalt (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l molybdenum (0,010 – 1,0) mg/l vanadium (0,010 – 2,0) mg/l beryllium (0,00020 – 1,0) mg/l silver (0,0010 – 0,1) mg/l thallium (0,0005 – 1,0) mg/l antimony (0,0005 – 0,5) mg/l copper (0,0010 – 10) mg/l chromium (0,0010 – 10) mg/l nickel (0,0010 – 10) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4 | |
| Laboratory in Koszalin | |||||
| 54 | Water | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,001 – 2,5) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 55 | Water | Dissolved ion concentration nitrates (0,44 – 50,0) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 10,0) mg/l sulfates (2,5 – 100) mg/l chlorides (1,0 – 300) mg/l |
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC-CD) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012 | |
| 56 | Water | Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012 | ||
| 57 | Water | Total nitrogen concentration Range (0,03 – 200) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001 | |
| 58 | Water | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (0,5 – 6,0) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN 1899-2:2002 | |
| 59 | Water | Total concentration of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (5 – 500) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,05 – 5) mmol/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 60 | Water | Alkalinity Range (20 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3 Range (0,2 – 10) mmol/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001 | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001/Ap1:2004 | |
| 61 | Water | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (0,3 – 10) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 62 | Wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration Range (0,10 – 250) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 63 | Wastewater | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-82/C-04576.08 | ||
| 64 | Wastewater | Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration Range (1,0 – 100) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN 25663:2001 | |
| 65 | Wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,005 – 25) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 66 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,010 – 100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 11732:2007 | |
| 67 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11732:2007 | ||
| 68 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium nitrogen concentration Range (0,05 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 69 | Water, wastewater | Ammonium ion concentration (calculated) | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | ||
| 70 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen concentration (sum) Range (0,10 – 200) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | |
| 71 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 72 | Water, wastewater | Nitrate concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 73 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 13395:2001 | ||
| 74 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite nitrogen concentration Range (0,001 – 2,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 75 | Water, wastewater | Nitrite concentration (calculated) | PN-EN 26777:1999 | ||
| 76 | Water, wastewater | Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) | PN-73/C-04576.14 | ||
| 77 | Water, wastewater | Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5 Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2 |
Electrochemical method | PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12 | |
| 78 | Water, wastewater | Chemical oxygen demand - COD-Cr Range (4,0 – 10000) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 15705:2005 | |
| 79 | Water, wastewater | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 10000) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 80 | Water, wastewater | Phosphorus concentration Range (0,005 – 200,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 cl. 7 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010 | |
| 81 | Water, wastewater | Orthophosphate concentration Range (0,015 – 25,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 cl. 4 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010 | PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010 | |
| 82 | Water, wastewater | Sulfate concentration Range (10 – 5000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 9280:2002 | |
| 83 | Water, wastewater | Dissolved solids concentration Range (1 – 3000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 15216:2022-03 | |
| 84 | Water, wastewater | Calcium concentration Range (2 – 200) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6058:1999 | |
| 85 | Water, wastewater | Total suspended solids (TSS) Range (2,0 – 3000) mg/l |
Gravimetric method | PN-EN 872:2007 | PN-EN 872:2007/Ap1:2007 | |
Reference standards (53)
ISO 17289:2014
PB-26/CLB issue 1 of 16.01.2026
PN-73/C-04576.14
PN-77/C-04584
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 15216:2022-03
PN-EN 1899-2:2002
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN 872:2007/Ap1:2007
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11732:2007
PN-EN ISO 11885:2009
PN-EN ISO 11905-1:2001
PN-EN ISO 13395:2001
PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 cl. 4
PN-EN ISO 14911:2002
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 15680:2008
PN-EN ISO 15681-2:2019-02
PN-EN ISO 17294-2: 2024-4
PN-EN ISO 17852:2009
PN-EN ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 9.2 and 9.4
PN-EN ISO 5814:2013-04
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 cl. 4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 cl. 7
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 4
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 7
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006 chapter 8
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap1:2010
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006/Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001/Ap1:2004
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
PN-ISO 5667-4:2017-10
PN-ISO 5667-9:2005
PN-ISO 6058:1999
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9280:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 7 September 2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) excluding cl. F
Annex to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 17.02.2020 (Journal of Laws 2022 item 2630)