🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterEnvironmentMicrobiology
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 634 (Starachowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 55 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Environment, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol, Workplace environment - air. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Direct measurement method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 634
- Methods in scope: 55
- Types of test objects: 11
- Techniques used: 12
- City: Starachowice, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 634
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W STARACHOWICACH, ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
- City
- Starachowice, Poland
What this laboratory tests (11)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 19 methods
- Swimming pool water — 8 methods
- Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol — 6 methods
- Workplace environment - air — 5 methods
- Workplace environment - noise — 4 methods
- Bathing water — 3 methods
- Faeces — 2 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment - whole-body vibration — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (12)
- Membrane filtration method — 13 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 9 methods
- Direct measurement method — 6 methods
- Titrimetric method — 4 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 3 methods
- Potentiometric method — 3 methods
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 2 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Nephelometric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Electrochemical method — 1 method
- Personal dosimetry method — 1 method
Laboratory sections (3)
- Environmental Hygiene Testing Section — 38 methods
- Working Environment Testing and Measurement Section — 15 methods
- Microbiology, Parasitology and Disinfection, Disinsection, Deratization Section — 2 methods
Laboratory locations
- POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA (main site) — ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
- Environmental Hygiene Testing Section — ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
- Working Environment Testing and Measurement Section — ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
- Microbiology, Parasitology and Disinfection, Disinsection, Deratization Section — ul. Złota 6, 27-200 Starachowice
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 12.10.2026
- Issue no.
- 23
Accreditation scope — test methods (55)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Hygiene Testing Section | |||||
| 1 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (10 – 3000) µS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 2 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,20 – 2,6) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-C-04576-4:1994 | |
| 3 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,70 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 4 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 5 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Iron concentration Range (0,040 – 4,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06 | |
| 6 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,030 – 0,825) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 7 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 – 400) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 8 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 9 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (2 – 100) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+ Ap1:2015-06 cl. 6 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Permanganate index Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l O2 |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 11 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total calcium and magnesium content (Total hardness) Range (5,0 – 700) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Manganese concentration Range (0,020 – 0,20) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-92/C-04590/03 | |
| 13 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing | PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10 | ||
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 19 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 20 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Number of Legionella bacteria, Matrix A: Procedure 5 (medium A), Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 21 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 | ||
| 22 | Swimming pool water | Turbidity Range (0,20 – 100) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 23 | Swimming pool water | Nitrate concentration Range (0,70 – 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 24 | Swimming pool water | Permanganate index Range (0,50 – 10) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-EN ISO 8467:2001 | |
| 25 | Swimming pool water | pH Range 4,0 – 10,0 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 26 | Swimming pool water | Total chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 3,0) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/SBHŚ/03 issue 2 of 21.05.2018 | |
| 27 | Swimming pool water | Free chlorine concentration Range (0,10 – 2,5) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PB/SBHŚ/03 issue 2 of 21.05.2018 | |
| 28 | Swimming pool water | Combined chlorine concentration (calculated) | PB/SBHŚ/03 issue 2 of 21.05.2018 | ||
| 29 | Swimming pool water | Oxidation-reduction (redox) potential referred to Ag/AgCl,3,5 mol KCl Range (200 – 850) mV |
Potentiometric method | PB/SBHŚ/04 issue 2 of 21.05.2018 | |
| 30 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Total viable count at 36 °C | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 31 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PB/SBHŚ/02 issue 3 of 16.06.2009 | |
| 32 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 33 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 34 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 35 | Swimming pool water, water from devices generating a water-air aerosol | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella, Matrix B: Procedure 7 (medium C-GVPC) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 36 | Bathing water | Coliform bacteria count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 37 | Bathing water | Escherichia coli count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04 | |
| 38 | Bathing water | Intestinal enterococci count Range from 1 CFU/100 ml |
Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| Working Environment Testing and Measurement Section | |||||
| 39 | Workplace environment - noise | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (44 – 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 – cl. 10 and 11 | |
| 40 | Workplace environment - noise | Maximum A-weighted sound pressure level Range (44 – 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 – cl. 10 and 11 | |
| 41 | Workplace environment - noise | C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 - 136) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 – cl. 10 and 11 | |
| 42 | Workplace environment - noise | Noise exposure level referred to: an 8-hour daily working time weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 – cl. 10 and 11 | ||
| 43 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range (5 – 10000) lx |
Direct measurement method | PN-83/E-04040.03 | |
| 44 | Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PN-83/E-04040.03 | ||
| 45 | Workplace environment - air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: industrial dusts -inhalable fraction -respirable fraction inorganic substances respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 46 | Workplace environment - air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 47 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents – inhalable fraction Range (0,16 – 17,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 48 | Workplace environment - air | Concentration of harmful dust agents – respirable fraction Range (0,12 – 14,6) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 49 | Workplace environment - air | Carbon monoxide concentration Range (2,3 – 117) mg/m3 |
Electrochemical method | PB/SBiPŚP/02 issue 3 of 26.10.2023 | |
| 50 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,2 – 316 ) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349- 2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 / A1:2015-11 | |
| 51 | Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of action vector sum of root-mean-square, frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the vector sum of root-mean-square, frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349- 2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 / A1:2015-11 | ||
| 52 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,018 – 17,8) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 53 | Workplace environment - whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the frequency-weighted RMS vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4awx, 1,4awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | ||
| Microbiology, Parasitology and Disinfection, Disinsection, Deratization Section | |||||
| 54 | Faeces | Presence of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. rods | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB/SMPiDDD/01 issue 2 of 20.12.2024 | |
| 55 | Faeces | Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis rods | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB/SMPiDDD/01 issue 2 of 20.12.2024 | |
Reference standards (39)
PB/SBHŚ/02 issue 3 of 16.06.2009
PB/SBHŚ/03 issue 2 of 21.05.2018
PB/SBHŚ/04 issue 2 of 21.05.2018
PB/SBiPŚP/02 issue 3 of 26.10.2023
PB/SMPiDDD/01 issue 2 of 20.12.2024
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-92/C-04590/03
PN-C-04576-4:1994
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 /Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007
PN-EN ISO 5349- 2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 / A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012+ Ap1:2015-06 cl. 6
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 8467:2001
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 – cl. 10 and 11
PN-ISO 5667-5:2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap1:2016-06
PN-ISO 9297:1994
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
PN-Z-04507:2022-05
PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05
PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08