this paper dealswith thermo-mineral groundwater of themondragone plain (campania, southernitaly) and the possibility to use this low enthalpy geothermal resource. in the nw sector of this plain, at thebottom of mt. pizzuto, near the sea, there are thermo-mineral waters (50 °c) of sodium-chloride type,sulfureous and rich in co2 whose recharge is from the mt. pizzuto groundwater body. in the se s...

BACKGROUND The treatment of different skin conditions with spa waters is a long tradition dating back to at least late Hellenism. Interestingly, independent scientific examinations studying the effect of spa waters are scarce. OBJECTIVE In the present in vitro study, we compared the effect of culture media supplemented with (a) thermal spa waters (La Roche-Posay, Avène) and (b) two natural mi...

the existence of ra 226 is proved and measured by radiom emanation-method in waters and food products of north , north west and north – east of iran. a total of 126 water, 249 food and 22 air samples have been examined. the concertration of ra 226 in waters found to be 0.01 to 1.104 pci/1 and in food products from 0.01 to pci/gr. ash.the amount found in due ranges from 0.003 to 0.227 pci/m 3.it...

PHYSICIANS in England had been curious about the active principles of natural mineral waters since the early seventeenth century, when the idea of visiting a spa to drink or bathe in the waters first became popular. After the Restoration, fashionable London society, led by the king and court, established the practice of visiting spas such as Tunbridge Wells, Epsom, or Bath during the summer. Do...

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a magnesium-dependent, catecholamine-metabolizing enzyme, whose impaired activity has been positively associated with cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension. Consumption of some natural mineral-rich waters has been shown to exert protective effects on cardiovascular risk factors, eg. by decreasing arterial blood pressure and blood lipids. Howev...

In this investigation, an innovative index was developed based on the fuzzy inference system for assessing quality of bottled drinking waters. A method to aggregate values obtained from defuzzification step. total number 24 parameters revealing characteristics were in terms physiochemical, dietary, toxic, and pathogenic aspects selected as input parameters. 30 samples taken independent brands f...

6 [1] The demand for bottled water has increased rapidly over the past decade, but bottled 7 water is extremely costly compared to tap water. The convenience of bottled water 8 surely matters to consumers, but are others factors at work? This manuscript examines 9 whether purchases of bottled water are associated with the perceived risk of tap water. All 10 of the past studies on bottled water ...

Introduction: It has been proved that sufficient amount of fluoride in drinking water can decrease the rate of dental caries. The aim of this study was to determine fluoride content of drinking waters in the 8 cities of Kerman province as well as 11 types of mineral water sold in supermarkets of Kerman. Method: Fluoride contents of 42 drinking water samples belonged to 8 cities of Kerman provin...