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Możliwości zagospodarowania wód geotermalnych Podhala do celów balneoterapeutycznych i rekreacyjnych
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Kępińska, Beata; Ciągło, Joanna
Geothermal waters of the Podhale region are connected with Mesozoic basement of the Podhale Basin and with Middle Eocene (carbonate) series. Their increased temperatures (20-86 degrees of Celsius) and content of hydrogen sulphide, silica and fluoride which have beneficial effect on human body, allow to consider them in the context of using in health care and recreation. The waters are presently used mostly in heating system of PEC Geotermia Podhalańska SA (based on four wells) and in two recreational centres in Zakopane and in Szaflary. Moreover, bathing facilities in Bukowina Tatrzańska and Białka Tatrzańska are under construction. Up to now some wells with geothermal waters remain unused. Some general proposals of their management for recreation and balneotherapy are presented in the paper. It was indicated that the development of healing-recreation sector based on geothermal waters in meaningful grade would widen the tourist offer of the region, by addition of very attractive form of recreation and health care.