Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Contents
Session 11. Health tourism sustainable - Environmental aspect
Sustainable Tourism and environmental aspects in the thermal capital Ourense 225
PA ARAUJO, JA VÁZQUEZ-BARQUERO, E GONZÁLEZ-DIÉGUEZ
Recent contributions of the Geological Survey of Spain (IGME) in mineral water 226
MM CORRAL, C ONTIVEROS, JA LÓPEZ GETA
A geochemical approach to explain germanium origin in potentially medicinal waters
of the Bieszczady mountains (the Carpathians, se Poland) 227-228
D DOBRZYNSKI, E SLABY, A KOSTKA, A METLAK
Water mineralization origin inferred from the rainfall contribution. Relationship
between quality of water, soil and lithology 229-230
I VÁZQUEZ, J GONZÁLEZ, AM MORENO
Mineral waters in Azores islands: hydrogeological approach and therapeutical applica-
tions 231-232
JC CARREIRO-NUNES, JM CARVALHO, LC OLIVEIRA, MR CARVALHO
Session 12. New Trends 3
Salt rooms and halotherapy in european Health Resorts and Spas: fashionable trend or
real therapy? 235-236
A CHERVINSKAYA
Meteo-climatic factors influence and balneary-climatic potential studies - Cacica salt-
mines, Suceava county 237-238
S IOAN-SORIN, T ADRIAN, C MARIUS, D DAN GHEORGHE, G SILVIU
Carbocrenotherapy and the sclerodermic hand 239
J BODY
A new thermal treatment center is planning to integrate with a hamam (turkish bath) 240
A IGDIRLIGIL
Legionella infection from spa waters and peloids: a risk assessment study 241-242
V DRASAR, R POLCAR, C LÜCK
Threats and opportunities facing French spa therapy 243
CE BOUVIER
Importance of the natural factor, thermomineral water “Serbian selters” in rehabilita-
tion treatment (1990-2010) 244-245
O LEKIC
Session 13. New Trends 4 - Dermo-cosmetological issues
Balneary Research in Romania – a swot analysis 249-250
D CINTEZA
Does modern thermal medicine need new standardized terminology? 251-252
J CHOJNOWSKI, I PONIKOWSKA
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