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Description of the operation used to calculate the secondary-contact guideline values
The guideline values for E. coli (1000 per 100 millilitres) and enterococci (175 per 100 millilitres) are calculated by multiplying the primary-contact geometric mean guideline values (200 and 35 per 100 millilitres, respectively) by 5.