🇵🇱 PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY PL
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PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 283 (Warszawa, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 68 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment. Test objects include: Water, Soils, Soil, bottom sediments, rocks, Soils, rocks. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gravimetric method / Weight method, Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-G….
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 283
- Methods in scope: 68
- Types of test objects: 9
- Techniques used: 35
- City: Warszawa, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 283
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- - PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY, ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- City
- Warszawa, Poland
What this laboratory tests (9)
- Water — 28 methods
- Soils — 19 methods
- Soil, bottom sediments, rocks — 11 methods
- Soils, rocks — 4 methods
- Soil, bottom sediments — 2 methods
- Rocks — 1 method
- Soil — 1 method
- Soil, ground, bottom sediments — 1 method
- Water, soil, bottom sediments, rocks and plant materials: grasses, mosses, lichens, fungi, herbs; roots, tubers, stems, flowers and fruits of useful plants, including cereals and tobacco, and needles and leaves of trees — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (35)
- Spectrophotometric method — 5 methods
- Gravimetric method / Weight method — 4 methods
- Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) — 3 methods
- Conductometric method — 2 methods
- Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection — 2 methods
- Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) — 2 methods
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) — 2 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Macroscopic method — 2 methods
- Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) — 2 methods
- Thermal needle method — 2 methods
- Weight-volume method — 2 methods
- and 20 more
Laboratory sections (6)
- Soil and Rock Laboratory Testing Centre — 24 methods
- Chemical Laboratory; Chemical Methods Laboratory — 17 methods
- Chemical Laboratory; Chromatography Laboratory — 13 methods
- Chemical Laboratory; Instrumental Methods Laboratory — 8 methods
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — 5 methods
- Environmental Sampling Team — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY (main site) — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Chemical Laboratory — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Chemical Methods Laboratory — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Chromatography Laboratory — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Instrumental Methods Laboratory — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Water Sampling Team — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Environmental Sampling Team — ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
- Chemical Laboratory; Chromatography Laboratory
- Chemical Laboratory; Chemical Methods Laboratory
- Chemical Laboratory; Instrumental Methods Laboratory
- Soil and Rock Laboratory Testing Centre — ul. Jagiellońska 76, 03-301 Warszawa
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — al. Jaworowa 19, 53-122 Wrocław
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Kościerska 5, 80-328 Gdańsk
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Królowej Jadwigi 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Skrzatów 1, 31-560 Kraków
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Wieniawskiego 20, 71-130 Szczecin
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Zgoda 21, 25-953 Kielce
- Water Sampling Team; technical activity — ul. Anny Walentynowicz 10, 20-328 Lublin
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 03.06.2026
- Issue no.
- 32
Accreditation scope — test methods (68)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Laboratory; Chemical Methods Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Water | pH Range 2,00 – 10,00 |
Potentiometric method | PB-01 edition 11 of 01.03.2023 | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 2 | Water | Electrical conductivity Range 20 μS/cm – 20 mS/cm |
Conductometric method | PB-02 edition 12 of 20.01.2020 | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 3 | Water | Mineral and total alkalinity, hydrogen carbonate concentration Range (0,4 – 20) mmol/l H+ Range (20 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3 Range (24 – 1220) mg/l HCO3 |
Potentiometric titration method | PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004 | |
| 4 | Water | Concentration: bicarbonates carbonates hydroxides (calculated) |
MCH/46 edition 1 of 18.11.2019 | ||
| 5 | Water | Total hardness (calculated) | MCH/46 edition 1 of 18.11.2019 | ||
| 6 | Water | Dissolved solids (total) (calculated) | MCH/46 edition 1 of 18.11.2019 | ||
| 7 | Water | Chemical oxygen demand - COD Range (2 – 250) mg/l O2 |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-10 edition 8 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 8 | Water | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,05 – 25,0) mg/l NH4+ |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-03 edition 9 of 20.01.2020 | based on HACH test LCK 304 | |
| 9 | Water | Total alkalinity Range (20 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3 Range (24 – 1220) mg/l HCO3 ̅ |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-07 edition 9 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 10 | Water | TOC concentration (total organic carbon) Range (1 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-09 edition 7 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 11 | Water | Colour Range (5 – 250) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PB-11 edition 8 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 12 | Water | Free cyanide concentration Range (0,005 – 0,100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012 | |
| 13 | Water | Phenol index Range (0,003 – 0,100) mg/l |
Continuous flow analysis (CFA) with spectrophotometric detection | PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 cl. 4 | |
| 14 | Water | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 500) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 15 | Soil, bottom sediments | pH Range 2,00 – 10,00 |
Potentiometric method | PB-12 edition 8 of 01.03.2023 | |
| 16 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Moisture content Range (0,5 – 99,5) % |
Gravimetric method | PB-13 edition 9 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 17 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Loss on ignition Range (0,5 – 99,5) % |
Gravimetric method | PB-13 edition 9 of 20.01.2020 | |
| Chemical Laboratory; Chromatography Laboratory | |||||
| 18 | Water | Anion concentrations nitrates (0,01 – 160) mg/l nitrites (0,01 – 40,0) mg/l bromides (0,10 – 20,0) mg/l |
Ion chromatography (IC) with spectrophotometric detection (UV-VIS) | PB-04 edition 18 of 14.02.2024 | |
| 19 | Water | Anion concentrations chlorides (0,50 – 500) mg/l fluorides (0,10 – 5,00) mg/l phosphates (0,30 – 24,0) mg/l sulfates (0,50 – 500) mg/l |
Ion chromatography (IC) with conductometric detection | PB-04 edition 18 of 14.02.2024 | |
| 20 | Water | Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) acenaphthylene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l acenaphthene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l fluorene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l phenanthrene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l anthracene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l fluoranthene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l pyrene (0,004 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[a]anthracene (0,006 – 1,000) μg/l chrysene (0,006 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[b]fluoranthene (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[k]fluoranthene (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[e]pyrene (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[a]pyrene (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l perylene (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (0,020 – 1,000) μg/l dibenzo[ah]anthracene (0,020 – 1,000) μg/l benzo[ghi]perylene (0,020 – 1,000) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PB-15 edition 10 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 21 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) content acenaphthylene (1 – 2000) μg/kg acenaphthene (1 – 2000) μg/kg fluorene (1 – 2000) μg/kg phenanthrene (1 – 2000) μg/kg anthracene (1 – 2000) μg/kg fluoranthene (1 – 2000) μg/kg pyrene (1 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[a]anthracene (2 – 2000) μg/kg chrysene (2 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[b]fluoranthene (3 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[k]fluoranthene (3 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[e]pyrene (3 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[a]pyrene (3 – 2000) μg/kg perylene (3 – 2000) μg/kg indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (5 – 2000) μg/kg dibenzo[ah]anthracene (5 – 2000) μg/kg benzo[ghi]perylene (5 – 2000) μg/kg |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PB-16 edition 11 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 22 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Content of total carbon (TC) and total organic carbon (TOC) Range (0,02 – 20,0) % |
High-temperature combustion with IR detection | PB-44 edition 6 of 14.02.2024 | |
| 23 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Inorganic carbon (TIC) content (calculated) | PB-44 edition 6 of 14.02.2024 | ||
| 24 | Water | Concentration of volatile halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons chloroethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l bromomethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1-dichloroethene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 2,2-dichloropropane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l trans-1,2-dichloroethene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1-dichloropropene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l tetrachloromethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1-dichloroethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l dichloromethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l trichloroethene (0,3 – 1000) μg/l cis-1,2-dichloroethene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l tetrachloroethene (0,3 – 1000) μg/l trichloromethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l chloroethene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2-dichloropropane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l bromochloromethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2-dichloroethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l trans-1,3-dichloropropene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l bromodichloromethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l dibromomethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,3-dichloropropane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l cis-1,3-dichloropropene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1,2-trichloroethane (2,0 – 1000) μg/l dibromochloromethane (2,0 – 1000) μg/l tribromomethane (5,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2,3-trichloropropane (5,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,3-hexachlorobutadiene (5,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (5,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (5,0 – 1000) μg/l |
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) | PB-19 edition 12 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 25 | Water | Concentration of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons benzene (0,2 – 1000) μg/l toluene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l ethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1,4-dimethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1,3-dimethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l isopropylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1,2-dimethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l n-propylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l chlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l tert-butylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l styrene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l sec-butylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1-chloro-2-methylbenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l n-butylbenzene (0,5 – 1000) μg/l 1-chloro-4-methylbenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l bromobenzene (2,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,4-dichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,3-dichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2-dichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l naphthalene (1,0 – 1000) μg/l |
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) | PB-21 edition 12 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 26 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Volatile aromatic hydrocarbon content benzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg toluene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg ethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,4-dimethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,3-dimethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg isopropylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,2-dimethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg n-propylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg chlorobenzene (5,0 – 5000) μg/kg tert-butylbenzene (5,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene (2,5 – 5000) μg/kg styrene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg sec-butylbenzene (2,5 – 5000) μg/kg 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (1,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1-chloro-2-methylbenzene (5,0 – 5000) μg/kg n-butylbenzene (2,5 – 5000) μg/kg 1-chloro-4-methylbenzene (5,0 – 5000) μg/kg bromobenzene (5,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,4-dichlorobenzene (8,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,3-dichlorobenzene (8,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,2-dichlorobenzene (8,0 – 5000) μg/kg 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene (12 – 5000) μg/kg 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (12 – 5000) μg/kg naphthalene (2,5 – 5000) μg/kg |
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) | PB-22 edition 11 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 27 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Sum of mineral oils Range (10,0 – 600) mg/kg |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) | PB-38 edition 9 of 01.03.2023 | |
| 28 | Water | Sum of mineral oils Range (0,20 – 4,00) mg/l |
Spectrometry method in the infrared range (IR) | PB-39 edition 9 of 01.03.2023 | |
| 29 | Water | Concentration of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls α-HCH (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l hexachlorobenzene (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l β-HCH (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l γ-HCH (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l δ-HCH (0,010 – 1,000) μg/l heptachlor (0,015 – 1,000) μg/l aldrin (0,002 – 1,000) μg/l heptachlor epoxide (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l γ-chlordane (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l endosulfan I (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l α-chlordane (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l dieldrin (0,001 – 2,000) μg/l p,p’-DDE (0,001 – 2,000) μg/l endrin (0,005 – 2,000) μg/l endosulfan II (0,005 – 2,000) μg/l p,p’-DDD (0,001 – 2,000) μg/l endrin aldehyde (0,001 – 2,000) μg/l endosulfan sulphate (0,010 – 2,000) μg/l p,p’-DDT (0,010 – 2,000) μg/l endrin ketone (0,001 – 2,000) μg/l methoxychlor (0,10 – 10,00) μg/l PCB 28 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 52 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 101 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 118 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 153 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 138 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l PCB 180 (0,001 – 1,000) μg/l |
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) | PB-31 edition 11 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 30 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Content of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls α-HCH (0,5 – 50) μg/kg hexachlorobenzene (0,1 – 50) μg/kg β-HCH (0,5 – 50) μg/kg γ-HCH (0,5 – 50) μg/kg δ-HCH (0,5 – 50) μg/kg heptachlor (0,8 – 50) μg/kg aldrin (0,1 – 50) μg/kg heptachlor epoxide (0,1 – 50) μg/kg γ-chlordane (0,1 – 50) μg/kg endosulfan I (0,5 – 50) μg/kg α-chlordane (0,1 – 50) μg/kg dieldrin (0,1 – 100) μg/kg p,p’-DDE (0,1 – 100) μg/kg endrin (0,3 – 100) μg/kg endosulfan II (0,3 – 100) μg/kg p,p’-DDD (0,1 – 100) μg/kg endrin aldehyde (0,1 – 100) μg/kg endosulfan sulphate (0,5 – 100) μg/kg p,p’-DDT (0,5 – 100) μg/kg endrin ketone (0,1 – 100) μg/kg methoxychlor (5,0 – 500) μg/kg PCB 28 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 52 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 101 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 118 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 153 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 138 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg PCB 180 (0,1 – 50) μg/kg |
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) | PB-32 edition 11 of 20.01.2020 | |
| Chemical Laboratory; Instrumental Methods Laboratory | |||||
| 31 | Water, soil, bottom sediments, rocks and plant materials: grasses, mosses, lichens, fungi, herbs; roots, tubers, stems, flowers and fruits of useful plants, including cereals and tobacco, and needles and leaves of trees | Hg content water 0,10 μg/l – 5,00 mg/l solid samples (0,001 – 25,0) mg/kg |
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique | PB-06 edition 12 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 32 | Soil, bottom sediments | Hg content Range (0,02 – 50,0) mg/kg |
Mercury cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) | PB-34 edition 13 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 33 | Water | Element concentration Ag (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Al (0,5 – 1000) μg/l As (2 – 1000) μg/l B (5 – 1000) μg/l Ba (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Be (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Cd (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Co (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Cr (2 – 1000) μg/l Cu (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Li (0,3 – 1000) μg/l Mn (0,5 – 1000) μg/l Mo (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Ni (0,5 – 1000) μg/l Pb (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Sb (0,05 – 1000) μg/l Se (2 – 1000) μg/l Sn (0,5 – 1000) μg/l Sr (0,1 – 1000) μg/l Tl (0,05 – 1000) μg/l U (0,05 – 1000) μg/l V (1 – 1000) μg/l Zn (1 – 1000) μg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | PB-37 edition 13 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 34 | Soil, ground, bottom sediments | Element content As (3 – 500) mg/kg Ba (1 – 1500) mg/kg Ca (0,01 – 10) % Cd (0,5 – 250) mg/kg Co (1 – 500) mg/kg Cr (1 – 500) mg/kg Cu (1 – 500) mg/kg Fe (0,01 – 10) % Mg (0,01 – 2,5) % Mn (2 – 5000) mg/kg Mo (0,5 – 500) mg/kg Ni (1 – 500) mg/kg P (0,002 – 0,5) % Pb (2 – 1250) mg/kg S (0,003 – 2,5) % Sn (2 – 500) mg/kg Sr (1 – 500) mg/kg V (1 – 500) mg/kg Zn (1 – 1250) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-40 edition 8 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 35 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Content of trace elements (pressed powder samples) As (3 – 700) ppm Ba (10 – 4000) ppm Bi (3 – 250) ppm Br (1 – 200) ppm Ce (5 – 600) ppm Co (3 – 150) ppm Cr (5 – 4000) ppm Cu (5 – 3000) ppm Ga (3 – 100) ppm Hf (3 – 30) ppm La (5 – 400) ppm Mo (2 – 150) ppm Nb (2 – 300) ppm Ni (3 – 3000) ppm Pb (3 – 6000) ppm Rb (3 – 4000) ppm Sr (2 – 1500) ppm Th (3 – 160) ppm U (2 – 100) ppm V (5 – 1000) ppm Y (3 – 150) ppm Zn (2 – 8000) ppm Zr (2 – 900) ppm |
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) | PB-29 edition 10 of 20.01.2020 | |
| 36 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Major composition (fused samples) SiO2 (0,10 – 100) % Al2O3 (0,05 – 70) % TiO2 (0,010 – 4) % MnO (0,001 – 4) % Fe2O3 (0,01 – 85) % K2O (0,01 – 20) % Na2O (0,01 – 10) % CaO (0,01 – 60) % MgO (0,01 – 55) % P2O5 (0,001 – 40) % SO3 (0,01 – 65) % Cl (0,001 – 40) % F (0,01 – 40) % |
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) | PB-33 edition 10 of 03.03.2025 | |
| 37 | Soil, bottom sediments, rocks | Major composition (fused samples) Al2O3 (0,05 – 70) % CaO (0,01 – 60) % Fe2O3 (0,01 – 85) % K2O (0,01 – 15) % MgO (0,01 – 55) % MnO (0,001 – 4) % Na2O (0,02 – 10) % P2O5 (0,002 – 40) % SO3 (0,01 – 60) % SiO2 (0,10 – 100) % TiO2 (0,01 – 4) % F (0,01 – 40) % |
Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF) | PB-50 edition 1 of 02.03.2026 | |
| 38 | Water | Element concentration Al (0,01 – 20) mg/l As (0,01 – 20) mg/l B (0,01 – 20) mg/l Ba (0,001 – 20) mg/l Ca (0,1 – 1000) mg/l Cd (0,001 – 20) mg/l Co (0,002 – 20) mg/l Cr (0,003 – 20) mg/l Cu (0,002 – 20) mg/l Fe (0,01 – 100) mg/l K (0,5 – 1000) mg/l Li (0,01 – 20) mg/l Mg (0,1 – 500) mg/l Mn (0,001 – 20) mg/l Mo (0,003 – 20) mg/l Na (0,5 – 2000) mg/l Ni (0,005 – 20) mg/l P (0,05 – 100) mg/l Pb (0,01 – 20) mg/l Si (as SiO2) (0,1 – 100) mg/l Sr (0,002 – 20) mg/l Ti (0,002 – 20) mg/l V (0,002 – 20) mg/l Zn (0,003 – 20) mg/l |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PB-42 edition 7 of 02.03.2026 | |
| Soil and Rock Laboratory Testing Centre | |||||
| 39 | Soils | Identification and description of soil | Macroscopic method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 3 | PN-EN ISO 14688-1:2018-05 | PN-EN ISO 14688-2:2018-05 | |
| 40 | Soils | Particle size distribution | Sieving method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.1 | PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-4:2009 | PN-EN ISO 17892-4:2017-01 | |
| 41 | Soils | Particle size distribution | Hydrometer method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.2 | PN-EN ISO 17892-4:2017-01 | |
| 42 | Soils | Bulk density of soil | Weight-volume method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.2.6 | PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-2:2009 | PN-EN ISO 17892-2:2015-02 | |
| 43 | Soils | Natural water content | Gravimetric method / Weight method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.1 | PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-1:2009 | PN-EN ISO 17892-1:2015-02 | |
| 44 | Soils | Plastic limit | Gravimetric method / Weight method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.5 | PN-EN ISO 17892-12:2018-08 | |
| 45 | Soils | Liquid limit | Fall cone method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.6.4 | PN-EN ISO 17892-12:2018-08 | |
| 46 | Soils | Permeability - Coefficient of permeability Range (1x10-3 – 1x10-6) m/s (from calculations based on the particle size distribution – USBCS formula) (0,01<d20<2,0) mm |
PB-101/CBGS edition 6 of 02.03.2026 | ||
| 47 | Soils | Coefficient of permeability Range (1x10-6 – 1x10-11) m/s |
Determination of permeability in a flexible-wall permeameter by constant and falling head | PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-11:2009 | PN-EN ISO 17892-11:2019-05 | |
| 48 | Soils | Determination of the loss of mass on ignition | Gravimetric method / Weight method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.4.4.2 | PN-EN 17685-1:2023-08 | |
| 49 | Soils | Organic matter content | Oxidation method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.4.4.1 | |
| 50 | Soils | Particle density | Gas pycnometer method | PN-EN ISO 17892-3:2016-03 | |
| 51 | Soils | Maximum and minimum dry density of non-cohesive soils | Weight-volume method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.2.7 | |
| 52 | Soils | Optimum water content and maximum dry density | Proctor method | PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 8 | |
| 53 | Soils | Sand equivalent | Cylinder method | PN-EN 933-8+A1:2015-07 | |
| 54 | Soils | Primary and secondary compressibility modulus of soil | Oedometer method | PN-EN ISO 17892-5:2017-06 | |
| 55 | Soils | Undrained compressive and shear strength | Unconfined compression method (UC) | PN-EN ISO 17892-7:2018-05 | |
| 56 | Soils | Undrained shear strength | Unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression method (UU) | PN-EN ISO 17892-8:2018-05 | PN-EN ISO 17892-8:2018-05/Ap1 | |
| 57 | Soils | Determination of strength parameters at effective and total stress conditions | Consolidated triaxial compression test on water-saturated soils, undrained (CIU) and drained (CID) method | PN-EN ISO 17892-9:2018-05 | |
| 58 | Rocks | Identification of rock | Macroscopic method | PN-EN ISO 14689:2018-05 | |
| 59 | Soils, rocks | Natural water content | Gravimetric method / Weight method | ASTM D2216-19 | |
| 60 | Soils, rocks | Laboratory determination of Thermal Conductivity | Thermal needle method | ASTM D5334-22ae1 | |
| 61 | Soils, rocks | Field determination of Thermal Conductivity | Thermal needle method | ASTM D5334-22ae1 | |
| 62 | Soils, rocks | Sampling of soils and rocks for testing of physical properties | PN-EN ISO 22475-1:2022-04 excluding cl. 8 | ||
| Water Sampling Team; technical activity | |||||
| 63 | Water | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3 | ||
| 64 | Water | Water temperature Range (4,0 – 20,0) ºC |
PN-77/C-04584 | ||
| 65 | Water | Water table level Range (0,00 – 100,00) m |
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| 66 | Water | pH Range 2,00 – 10,00 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 67 | Water | Electrolytic conductivity Range (20 – 20000) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| Environmental Sampling Team | |||||
| 68 | Soil | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 10381-5:2009 | ||
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ASTM D2216-19
ASTM D5334-22ae1
MCH/46 edition 1 of 18.11.2019
PB-01 edition 11 of 01.03.2023
PB-02 edition 12 of 20.01.2020
PB-03 edition 9 of 20.01.2020
PB-04 edition 18 of 14.02.2024
PB-06 edition 12 of 02.03.2026
PB-07 edition 9 of 20.01.2020
PB-09 edition 7 of 20.01.2020
PB-10 edition 8 of 20.01.2020
PB-101/CBGS edition 6 of 02.03.2026
PB-11 edition 8 of 20.01.2020
PB-12 edition 8 of 01.03.2023
PB-13 edition 9 of 20.01.2020
PB-15 edition 10 of 20.01.2020
PB-16 edition 11 of 20.01.2020
PB-19 edition 12 of 02.03.2026
PB-21 edition 12 of 02.03.2026
PB-22 edition 11 of 02.03.2026
PB-29 edition 10 of 20.01.2020
PB-31 edition 11 of 20.01.2020
PB-32 edition 11 of 20.01.2020
PB-33 edition 10 of 03.03.2025
PB-34 edition 13 of 02.03.2026
PB-37 edition 13 of 02.03.2026
PB-38 edition 9 of 01.03.2023
PB-39 edition 9 of 01.03.2023
PB-40 edition 8 of 02.03.2026
PB-42 edition 7 of 02.03.2026
PB-44 edition 6 of 14.02.2024
PB-50 edition 1 of 02.03.2026
PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-11:2009
PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-1:2009
PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-2:2009
PKN-CEN ISO/TS 17892-4:2009
PN-77/C-04584
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 3
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.1
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.2
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.4.4.1
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 4.4.4.2
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.1
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.2.6
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.2.7
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.5
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 8
PN-B-04481:1988 cl. 5.6.4
PN-EN 17685-1:2023-08
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 933-8+A1:2015-07
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 14402:2004 cl. 4
PN-EN ISO 14403-2:2012
PN-EN ISO 14688-1:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 14688-2:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 14689:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 17892-11:2019-05
PN-EN ISO 17892-12:2018-08
PN-EN ISO 17892-1:2015-02
PN-EN ISO 17892-2:2015-02
PN-EN ISO 17892-3:2016-03
PN-EN ISO 17892-4:2017-01
PN-EN ISO 17892-5:2017-06
PN-EN ISO 17892-7:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 17892-8:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 17892-8:2018-05/Ap1
PN-EN ISO 17892-9:2018-05
PN-EN ISO 22475-1:2022-04 excluding cl. 8
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 9963-1:2001+Ap1:2004
PN-ISO 10381-5:2009
PN-ISO 5667-11:2017-10 excluding cl. 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3
ZOW PB-202 edition 7 of 26.03.2024
based on HACH test LCK 304