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Description

Percentage of excellent quality bathing sites. This indicator assesses the quality of surface waters that can be used for bathing except for swimming pools and spa pools, confined waters subject to treatment or used for therapeutic purposes and confined waters artificially separated from surface water and groundwater. Bathing water quality was evaluated upon two microbiological parameters: Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli.

Long-Term Objective

Science-based/Technical optimum

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 100.

Reference

EEA


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Bathing sites of excellent quality