🇵🇱 POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL
Water & wastewaterMicrobiology
POWIATOWA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 714 (Lublin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 25 test methods in the following areas: Water & wastewater, Microbiology. Test objects include: Water, Water intended for human consumption, Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy, Faecal swab, Rectal swab, Water. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Spectrophotometric method, Culture method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 714
- Methods in scope: 25
- Types of test objects: 5
- Techniques used: 11
- City: Lublin, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 714
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- W LUBLINIE, ul. Uniwersytecka 12, 20-029 Lublin
- City
- Lublin, Poland
What this laboratory tests (5)
- Water, Water intended for human consumption — 17 methods
- Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy — 2 methods
- Faecal swab, Rectal swab — 2 methods
- Water — 2 methods
- Water intended for human consumption — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (11)
- Membrane filtration method — 5 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 5 methods
- Culture method — 2 methods
- MPN method — 2 methods
- Plate method (pour plate) — 2 methods
- Titrimetric method — 2 methods
- Conductometric method — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation — 1 method
- Culture method with biochemical confirmation — 1 method
- Nephelometric method — 1 method
- Potentiometric method — 1 method
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 21.01.2026
- Issue no.
- 22
Accreditation scope — test methods (25)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Turbidity Range (0,20 - 10) NTU |
Nephelometric method | PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09 | |
| 2 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Ammonium ion concentration Range (0,040 - 10) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 7150-1:2002 | |
| 3 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total content of calcium and magnesium (total hardness) Range (20 - 750) mg/l CaCO3 |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 6059:1999 | |
| 4 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total iron concentration Range (0,020 - 25) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap.1:2016-06 | |
| 5 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Chloride concentration Range (5,0 - 500) mg/l |
Titrimetric method | PN-ISO 9297:1994 | |
| 6 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Electrical conductivity Range (50 - 2500) μS/cm |
Conductometric method | PN-EN 27888:1999 | |
| 7 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrite concentration Range (0,006 - 2,50) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN 26777:1999 | |
| 8 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Nitrate concentration Range (0,40 - 100) mg/l |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-82/C-04576.08 | |
| 9 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Colour Range (5 - 70) mg/l Pt |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 cl. 6 + Ap.1:2015-06 | |
| 10 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | pH Range (4,0 - 9,0) |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 10523:2012 | |
| 11 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for chemical and physical testing (including sensory testing) | PN-ISO 5667-5: 2017-10 | ||
| 12 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 22 oC | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 13 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Total viable count at 36 oC | Plate method (pour plate) | PN-EN ISO 6222:2004 | |
| 14 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Coliform bacteria count, Escherichia coli | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 + A1:2017-04 | |
| 15 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Intestinal enterococci count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004 | |
| 16 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number of coliform bacteria | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 17 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Most probable number, Escherichia coli | MPN method | PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06 | |
| 18 | Water, Water intended for human consumption | Count of bacteria of the genus Legionella, Matrix A, Procedure 7 (GVPC medium), Procedure 5 (BCYE medium), Matrix B, Procedure 7 (GVPC medium) | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12 | |
| 19 | Water | Coagulase-positive staphylococci count | Membrane filtration method | PZH methodology ZHK: 2007 | |
| 20 | Water | Pseudomonas aeruginosa count | Membrane filtration method | PN-EN ISO 16266:2009 | |
| 21 | Water intended for human consumption | Sampling for microbiological testing | PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 excluding cl. 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6 | ||
| 22 | Faecal swab, Rectal swab | Presence of enteric rods of the Enterobacteriaceae family –, Salmonella and Shigella | Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation | PB-03 edition 5 of 03.06.2019 | based on PZH guidelines | |
| 23 | Faecal swab, Rectal swab | Presence of Yersinia spp. | Culture method with biochemical confirmation | PB-05 edition 3 of 20.01.2016 | based on PZH guidelines | |
| 24 | Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy | Presence of the indicator microorganism Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Culture method | PB-09 edition 5 of 05.09.2019 | based on the Attest 1262 test manufacturer | |
| 25 | Biological indicators for the control of sterilization efficacy | Presence of the indicator microorganism Bacillus subtilis | Culture method | PB-10 edition 5 of 05.09.2019, based on the Sporal S test manufacturer | |
Reference standards (25)
PZH methodology ZHK: 2007
PB-03 edition 5 of 03.06.2019
PB-05 edition 3 of 20.01.2016
PB-09 edition 5 of 05.09.2019
PB-10 edition 5 of 05.09.2019, based on the Sporal S test manufacturer
PN-82/C-04576.08
PN-EN 26777:1999
PN-EN 27888:1999
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 +Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 19458:2007 excluding cl. 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 7027-1:2016-09
PN-EN ISO 7887:2012 cl. 6 + Ap.1:2015-06
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 + A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-2:2014-06
PN-ISO 5667-5: 2017-10
PN-ISO 6059:1999
PN-ISO 6332:2001 + Ap.1:2016-06
PN-ISO 7150-1:2002
PN-ISO 9297:1994
based on the Attest 1262 test manufacturer
based on PZH guidelines