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Textural, Mineralogical and Geochemical Assessment of the Pikrolimni Lake Sediments (Kilkis District, Northern Greece) and Suitability for use in Pelotherapy
| العنوان: | Textural, Mineralogical and Geochemical Assessment of the Pikrolimni Lake Sediments (Kilkis District, Northern Greece) and Suitability for use in Pelotherapy |
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| المؤلفون: | Sofianska, Emilia, Athanassoulis, Constadinos, Tarenidis, Dimitrios, Xirokostas, Nikolaos, Gkagka, Maria |
| المصدر: | eJournals ; Δελτίο της Ελληνικής Γεωλογικής Εταιρείας; Vol 55 (2019): Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece; 170-184 ; Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece; Vol 55 (2019): Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece; 170-184 ; 2529-1718 ; 0438-9557 |
| بيانات النشر: | Geological Society of Greece |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Pikrolimni, sediments assessments, toxic elements, pelotherapy, geo, anthro-bio |
| جغرافية الموضوع: | Kilkis, Greece, Pikrolimni Lake |
| الوقت: | 2018 |
| الوصف: | Pelotherapy is the application of thermal muds (peloids) for recovering muscle, bone and skin pathologies. Specific criteria were established for the evaluation of the therapeutic suitability of peloids. Critical factors ruling the quality of the solid phase of peloids include granulometry, mineralogy, and physical-chemical properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the textural, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Pikrolimni Lake sediments (PLS), Kilkis district (N. Greece) in order to assess their suitability for application as raw material into mud therapy technologies. Representative PLS samples were collected and analyzed by means of different techniques at the analytical laboratories of the Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME). Results showed that, texturally, the PLS were classified as sandy loam sediments. X-ray diffraction (XRD) study revealed that the PLS consist mainly of quartz, clay minerals (kaolinite, montmorillonite, illite), and muscovite, with minor feldspar and calcite. X-ray fluorescence (XFR) analysis showed that PLS samples have higher SiO2 and lower Al2O3 contents compared to the average shale composition. Among the analyzed, by means of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique, potentially toxic elements only As and Pb contents were found significantly higher than those of the average shale. Based on the calculated mean values of enrichment factor (EF) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo) PLS displayed minor enrichment and moderate contamination by Pb and As, respectively. In conclusion, an improvement of the grain size composition of PLS by means of a sieving process is needed. Besides, the study of the concentration and behavior of toxic elements in peloids formed by the mixing of the processed PLS with salty thermo-mineral water is proposed. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/geosociety/article/view/21080Test |
| DOI: | 10.12681/bgsg.21080 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.21080Test https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/geosociety/article/view/21080Test |
| حقوق: | other ; lic_creative-commons |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A40CCAA9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.12681/bgsg.21080 |
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