{"id":989490,"date":"2026-05-11T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palegreen-hyena-800612.hostingersite.com\/pca-accreditation-scope-update-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:41:56","slug":"pca-accreditation-scope-update-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oikoslab.pl\/en\/pca-accreditation-scope-update-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PCA Accreditation Scope Update \u2014 New Methods in Workplace and Environmental Air"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"989490\" class=\"elementor elementor-989490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3a015 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e3a015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-ff221f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff221f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following a successful assessment by the Polish Centre for Accreditation (<strong>PCA<\/strong>), the new edition of OIKOS&#8217;s accreditation scope under PN-EN ISO\/IEC 17025 is in force. Several new methods have been added across workplace air and general environmental air \u2014 broadening what we can test under the AB 934 scope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef82b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef82b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workplace air \u2014 added analytes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-2887ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2887ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Air samples collected on sorbent tubes:<\/em><\/p><ul><li>1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (CAS 2687-91-4)<\/li><li>tert-butyl methyl ether \u2014 MTBE (CAS 1634-04-4)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Air samples collected on filters:<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Hydrogen bromide \/ hydrobromic acid (CAS 10035-10-6)<\/li><li>Ammonium sulfamate \u2014 inhalable fraction (CAS 7773-06-0)<\/li><li>Ammonium chloride vapours and inhalable fraction (CAS 12125-02-9)<\/li><li>Potassium bromate(V) \u2014 inhalable fraction (CAS 7758-01-2)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80231de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80231de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General environmental air \u2014 added analytes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-c6c27f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c27f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Atmospheric samples on sorbent tubes:<\/em> 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, tert-butyl ethyl ether, MTBE, 2-methoxypropyl acetate, ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, chloroethene (vinyl chloride), 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin), 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one (diacetone alcohol), xylene isomers, 2,2\u2032-iminobis(ethylamine) (DETA), N,N\u2032-bis(2-aminoethyl)ethylenediamine (TETA).<\/p><p><em>Atmospheric samples on filters:<\/em> highly refined mineral oils (inhalable fraction), sulfuric acid VI (thoracic fraction), ammonium sulfamate, ammonium chloride vapours and inhalable fraction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91c849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b91c849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What this means for clients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-3496ab9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3496ab9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several of these analytes are difficult to source in the Polish market \u2014 particularly the pyrrolidones, the polyamines TETA and DETA, and the chlorinated epoxide compounds. Bringing them under accreditation means we can issue reports that are accepted by Polish regulators and recognised across the EA Mutual Recognition Arrangement, without having to subcontract.<\/p><p>If you operate a process where any of the new analytes are released \u2014 chemical synthesis, polymer production, surface coating, hot-melt adhesives, refrigeration or certain pharmaceutical workflows \u2014 get in touch and we will scope the measurement programme.<\/p><p>Quote requests and method enquiries: <a href=\"mailto:sekretariat@oikoslab.pl\">sekretariat@oikoslab.pl<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new edition of the PCA accreditation scope is in force. 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