🇵🇱 MIEJSKIE PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI PL

PCA AB 383 • Lublin, Poland • 98 methods

Water & wastewaterMaterials & polymersMicrobiology

MIEJSKIE PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO WODOCIĄGÓW I KANALIZACJI is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 383 (Lublin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 98 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Materials & polymers, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, water intended for human consumption, Wastewater, Sewage sludge, Water. Most frequently used techniques: Spectrophotometric method, Gravimetric method, Titrimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 383
  • Methods in scope: 98
  • Types of test objects: 7
  • Techniques used: 24
  • City: Lublin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 383
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W LUBLINIE Sp. z o.o., Al. Piłsudskiego 15, 20-407 Lublin, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM
City
Lublin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (7)

Analytical techniques used (24)

Laboratory sections (3)

Laboratory locations

Certificate information

Issue date
20.07.2026
Issue no.
27

Accreditation scope — test methods (98)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Chemical Laboratory
1 Water, water intended for human consumption Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,05 – 40) mg/l N-NH4 Range (0,06 – 51,5) mg/l NH4
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
2 Water, water intended for human consumption Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 1500) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
3 Water, water intended for human consumption Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
4 Water, water intended for human consumption Colour
Range (5 – 70) mg /l Pt
Visual method PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D +Ap1:2015-06
5 Water, water intended for human consumption Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (0,5 – 6) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method, electrochemical method PN-EN1899-2:2002
6 Water, water intended for human consumption Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method, electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
7 Water, water intended for human consumption Chemical oxygen demand - SP-COD
Range (15 – 150) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
8 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of anionic surfactants (anionic detergents)
Range (0,1 – 130) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 903:2002
9 Water, water intended for human consumption Total ether extract concentration
Range (8 – 1000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PB-01 issue 3 of 19.11.2018
10 Water, water intended for human consumption Phenol index
Range (0,1 – 1,5) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994 Method A
11 Water, water intended for human consumption Phosphorus concentration
Range (0,05 – 200) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
12 Water, water intended for human consumption Total cyanide concentration
Range (10,0 – 100) µg/l
Spectrophotometric method Merck test No. 1.09701.0001 issue 09/2022
13 Water, water intended for human consumption Total organic carbon concentration (TOC)
Range (3,00 – 1000) mg/l
High-temperature combustion with IR detection PN-EN 1484:1999
14 Water, water intended for human consumption Permanganate index
Range (0,5 – 50) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
15 Water, water intended for human consumption Turbidity
Range (0,20 – 2,0) NTU
Nephelometric method PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
16 Water, water intended for human consumption pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
17 Water, water intended for human consumption Electrical conductivity
Range (15 – 1400) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
18 Water, water intended for human consumption Total concentration of calcium and magnesium (total hardness)
Range (5 – 1000) mg/l CaCO3
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 6059:1999
19 Water, water intended for human consumption Dissolved oxygen concentration
Range (0,2 – 20) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25813:1997
20 Water, water intended for human consumption Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 200) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
21 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of total iron and iron (II)
Range (0,04 – 50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
22 Water, water intended for human consumption Boron concentration
Range (0,100 – 2,00) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method HACH application No. LCK 307 of 10.2011
23 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Arsenic (2,50 – 200) µg/l Chromium (5,0 – 200) µg/l Aluminium (10,0 – 200) µg/l Manganese (10,0 – 200) µg/l Copper (1,00 – 200) µg/l Vanadium (6,0 – 2000) µg/l Cadmium (1,20 – 40) µg/l Nickel (5,0 – 200) µg/l Lead (2,5 – 200) µg/l Selenium (5,0 – 100) µg/l Silver (5,0 – 100) µg/l Antimony (2,50 – 50) µg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
24 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Zinc (0,0300 – 20) mg/l Copper (0,0200 – 20) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A
25 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Potassium (1,00 – 100) mg/l Sodium (1,00 – 200) mg/l
Flame atomic emission spectrometry (FEAS) PN-ISO 9964-3:1994+Ak:1997
26 Water, water intended for human consumption Mercury concentration
Range (0,00030 – 0,020) mg/l
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PB-61 issue 3 of 01.07.2025
27 Water, water intended for human consumption Metal concentrations
Magnesium (1,00 – 150) mg/l Calcium (2,50 – 500) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-45 issue 2 of 01.07.2025
28 Water, water intended for human consumption Anion concentrations
Nitrates (2,0 – 100) mg/l Nitrites (0,10 – 4) mg/l Chlorides (2,0 – 250) mg/l Fluorides (0,45 – 4,0) mg/l Sulfates (2,0 – 250) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC - CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+Ac:2012
29 Water, water intended for human consumption Bromate concentration
Range (0,0030 – 0,030) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC - CD) PB-53 issue 2 of 02.06.2025
30 Water, water intended for human consumption Mineral oil index
Range (0,60 – 100) mg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
31 Water, water intended for human consumption Organochlorine pesticide concentration
Endrin (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Heptachlor (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Heptachlor epoxide isomer A (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Heptachlor epoxide isomer B (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Isodrin (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Aldrin (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Dieldrin (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH): α-HCH (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l β-HCH (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l γ-HCH (Lindane) (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l δ-HCH (0,0090 – 0,15) µg/l
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) PN-EN ISO 6468:2002
32 Water, water intended for human consumption Sum of pesticides (calculated) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
33 Water, water intended for human consumption Trihalomethane (THM) concentration:
Trichloromethane (chloroform) (3,0 – 130) µg/l Tribromomethane (bromoform) (3,0 – 130) µg/l Dibromochloromethane (3,0 – 130) µg/l Bromodichloromethane (3,0 – 130) µg/l
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
34 Water, water intended for human consumption Sum of trihalomethanes (THM) (calculated) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
35 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of highly volatile halogenated derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbons
Tetrachloroethene (PER) (1,0 – 20) µg/l Trichloroethene (TRI) (1,0 – 20) µg/l
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
36 Water, water intended for human consumption Sum of tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene (PER and TRI) (calculated) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
37 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE)
Range (0,80 – 16) µg/l
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
38 Water, water intended for human consumption Concentration of tetrachloromethane
Range (0,50 – 10) µg/l
Headspace gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (HS-GC-MS) PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
39 Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (3 – 2000) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-ISO 5664:2002
40 Wastewater Ammonium nitrogen concentration
Range (0,05 – 40) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
41 Wastewater Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration
Range (1,0 – 2500) mg/l
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25663:2001
42 Wastewater Total nitrogen concentration (calculated) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
43 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (0,5 – 6) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method, electrochemical method PN-EN1899-2:2002
44 Wastewater Biochemical oxygen demand - BOD5
Range (1 – 6000) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method, electrochemical method PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
45 Wastewater Chemical oxygen demand - SP-COD
Range (15 – 40 000) mg/l O2
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 15705:2005
46 Wastewater Concentration of anionic surfactants (anionic detergents)
Range (0,1 – 130) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN 903:2002
47 Wastewater Total ether extract concentration
Range (8 – 10000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PB-01 issue 3 of 19.11.2018
48 Wastewater Phenol index
Range (0,1 – 1,5) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6439:1994
49 Wastewater Phosphorus concentration
Range (0,05 – 200) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
50 Wastewater pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
51 Wastewater Electrical conductivity
Range (706 – 50 000) µS/cm
Conductometric method PN-EN 27888:1999
52 Wastewater Sulfide concentration
Range (0,1 – 20) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method HACH-LANGE application No. LCK 653 of 07.2004
53 Wastewater Dissolved oxygen concentration
Range (0,2 – 20) mg/l O2
Titrimetric method PN-EN 25813:1997
54 Wastewater Total suspended solids (TSS)
Range (2,0 – 6000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
55 Wastewater Total iron concentration
Range (0,04 – 50) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
56 Wastewater Metal concentrations
Arsenic (5,0 – 200) µg/l Vanadium (0,0060 – 2) mg/l Cadmium (2,00 – 40) µg/l Nickel (10,0 – 200) µg/l Total chromium (0,0050 – 1,5) mg/l
Electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
57 Wastewater Metal concentrations
Zinc (0,030 – 20) mg/l Cadmium (0,020 – 20) mg/l Copper (0,020 – 20) mg/l Nickel (0,200 – 20) mg/l Lead (0,100 – 20) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-ISO 8288:2002
58 Wastewater Mercury concentration
Range (0,0030 – 0,100) mg/l
Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 cl. 7 + Ap1:2016-07
59 Wastewater Metal concentrations
Magnesium (1,00 – 150) mg/l Calcium (2,50 – 500) mg/l
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-45 issue 2 of 01.07.2025
60 Wastewater Mineral oil index
Range (0,60 – 100) mg/l
Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
61 Wastewater Anion concentrations
Nitrate nitrogen (0,45 – 135) mg/l Nitrite nitrogen (0,061 – 15) mg/l Chlorides (5,0 – 4000) mg/l Sulfates (5,0 – 1000) mg/l
Ion chromatography with conductometric detection (IC - CD) PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+Ac:2012
62 Wastewater Settleable solids
Range (0,2 – 1000) ml/l
Volumetric method PN-C-04559-03:1972
63 Sewage sludge Ammonium nitrogen content
Range (0,1 – 5) %
Titrimetric method PN-EN 14671:2007
64 Sewage sludge Kjeldahl nitrogen content
Range (0,5 – 10) %
Titrimetric method PN-EN 13342:2002
65 Sewage sludge Phosphorus content
Range (0,01 – 10) %
Spectrophotometric method PB-39 issue 1 of 20.09.2008
66 Sewage sludge pH in H2O
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
67 Sewage sludge Sludge dry residue
Range (0,5 – 99,5) %
Gravimetric method PN EN 15934:2013-02 Method A
68 Sewage sludge Water content in sludge
Range (0,5 – 99,5) %
Gravimetric method PN EN 15934:2013-02 Method A
69 Sewage sludge Metal content
Cadmium (1,00 – 2000) mg/kg Zinc (1,50 – 2000) mg/kg Copper (1,00 – 2000) mg/kg Nickel (10,0 – 2000) mg/kg Lead (5,0 – 2000) mg/kg
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-25 issue 4 of 01.07.2025
70 Sewage sludge Metal content
Magnesium (0,300 – 5) % Calcium (1,0 – 10) %
Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PB-45 issue 2 of 01.07.2025
71 Sewage sludge Mercury content
Range (0,0020 – 20,0) mg/kg
Atomic absorption spectrometry with amalgamation technique PB-61 issue 3 of 01.07.2025
72 Sewage sludge Residue on ignition Mineral substances
Range (0,5 – 90) %
Gravimetric method PN EN 15935:2022-01
73 Sewage sludge Loss on ignition Organic substances
Range (0,5 – 90) %
Gravimetric method PN EN 15935:2022-01
74 Activated sludge Sludge volume index of activated sludge (calculated) PB-19 issue 2 of 03.09.2018
75 Activated sludge Mass of total suspended solids
Range (10 – 20000) mg/l
Gravimetric method PB-19 issue 2 of 03.09.2018
76 Activated sludge Settleable solids in the cone after ½ h
Range (0,5 – 1000) ml/l
Volumetric method PB-19 issue 2 of 03.09.2018
Microbiological Laboratory
77 Water Count of microorganisms at 360C after 48 h Plate method, pour plate PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
78 Water Total count of microorganisms at 220C after 72 h Plate method, pour plate PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
79 Water Enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
80 Water Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
81 Water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
82 Water Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
83 Water intended for human consumption Presence and number of Legionella sp. Membrane filtration method (Matrix A): Procedure 5 (Medium A-BCYE), Procedure 7 (Medium C-GVPC) PN–EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12
84 Water, wastewater Presence of bacteria of the genus Salmonella Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests PB-17 issue 3 of 10.05.2024, using the applications of the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin and NIZP-PZH
85 Sewage sludge Presence of bacteria of the genus Salmonella Culture method supplemented with biochemical tests PB-69 issue 1 of 10.05.2024
Sampling Laboratory
86 Water Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2003 cl. 4.1.6 | PN EN-ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 7.5, 7.6, 8.2, 9.4, 10.6
87 Water Temperature
Range (0,0 – 70,0) 0C
PB-33 issue 3 of 14.06.2024
88 Water intended for human consumption Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
89 Water intended for human consumption Temperature
Range (0,0 – 70,0) 0C
PB-33 issue 3 of 14.06.2024
90 Water, water intended for human consumption Sampling for microbiological testing PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 excluding cl. 4.4.4 - 4.4.6
91 Water, water intended for human consumption Free chlorine concentration (Tests performed outside the laboratory premises.)
Range (0,06 –1,95) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04 cl. 6.3
92 Water, water intended for human consumption Total chlorine concentration (Tests performed outside the laboratory premises.)
Range (0,06 –1,95) mg/l
Spectrophotometric method PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04 cl. 6.3
93 Water, water intended for human consumption Combined chlorine/ chloramines concentration (calculated) (Tests performed outside the laboratory premises.) PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
94 Wastewater Sampling for chemical and physical testing Manual and automatic method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
95 Wastewater Temperature
Range (0,0 – 70,0) 0C
PB-33 issue 3 of 14.06.2024
96 Wastewater pH (Tests performed outside the laboratory premises.)
Range 2,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
97 Sewage sludge Sampling for chemical and physical testing PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011
98 Sewage sludge Sampling for microbiological and biological testing PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011

Reference standards (62)

HACH application No. LCK 307 of 10.2011
HACH-LANGE application No. LCK 653 of 07.2004
PB-01 issue 3 of 19.11.2018
PB-17 issue 3 of 10.05.2024, using the applications of the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin and NIZP-PZH
PB-19 issue 2 of 03.09.2018
PB-25 issue 4 of 01.07.2025
PB-33 issue 3 of 14.06.2024
PB-39 issue 1 of 20.09.2008
PB-45 issue 2 of 01.07.2025
PB-53 issue 2 of 02.06.2025
PB-61 issue 3 of 01.07.2025
PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
PB-68 issue 2 of 30.09.2021
PB-69 issue 1 of 10.05.2024
PN EN 15934:2013-02 Method A
PN EN 15935:2022-01
PN EN-ISO 5667-6:2016-12 excluding cl. 7.5, 7.6, 8.2, 9.4, 10.6
PN-C-04559-03:1972
PN-EN 13342:2002
PN-EN 14671:2007
PN-EN 1484:1999
PN-EN 25663:2001
PN-EN 25813:1997
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN 872:2007+Ap1:2007
PN-EN 903:2002
PN-EN ISO 10301:2002
PN-EN ISO 10304-1:2009+Ac:2012
PN-EN ISO 10390:2022-09
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 12846:2012 cl. 7 + Ap1:2016-07
PN-EN ISO 15586:2005
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 excluding cl. 4.4.4 - 4.4.6
PN-EN ISO 5667-13:2011
PN-EN ISO 5815-1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6468:2002
PN-EN ISO 6878:2006+Ap1:2010 +Ap2:2010
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7393-2:2018-04 cl. 6.3
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 Method D +Ap1:2015-06
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 +A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9377-2:2003
PN-EN1899-2:2002
PN-ISO 15705:2005
PN-ISO 5664:2002
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2003 cl. 4.1.6
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001+Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 6439:1994
PN-ISO 6439:1994 Method A
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 8288:2002
PN-ISO 8288:2002 Method A
PN-ISO 9964-3:1994+Ak:1997
PN–EN ISO 11731:2017-08 + Ap1:2019-12
Merck test No. 1.09701.0001 issue 09/2022

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