The Dead Sea Mud and Salt: A Review of Its Characterization, Contaminants, and Beneficial Effects

2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials

Bawab, Abeer Al^1,2 ; Bozeya, Ayat^2 ; Abu-Mallouh, Saida^2 ; Abu Irmaileh, Basha'Er^2 ; Daqour, Ismail^3 ; Abu-Zurayk, Rund A.^2

Chemistry Department, University of Jordan, Amman

11942, Jordan^1

Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, University of Jordan, Amman

11942, Jordan^2

Numeria Mixed Salts and Muds Co., Jordan^3

关键词: Antimicrobial action;    Biological characteristic;    Climatic conditions;    Climatotherap;    Commercial productions;    Dead sea;    Dead Sea salt;    Therapeutic properties;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/305/1/012003/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/305/1/012003

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The Dead Sea has been known for its therapeutic and cosmetic properties. The unique climatic conditions in the Dead Sea area make it a renowned site worldwide for the field of climatotherapy, which is a natural approach for the provision of medications for many human diseases including unusual exclusive salt composition of the water, a special natural mud, thermal mineral springs, solar irradiation, oxygen-rich and bromine-rich haze. This review focuses on the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the Dead Sea mud and salts, in addition to their contaminants, allowing this review to serve as a guide to interested researchers to their risks and the importance of treatment. Beneficial effects of Dead Sea mud and salts are discussed in terms of therapy and cosmetics. Additional benefits of both Dead Sea mud and salts are also discussed, such as antimicrobial action of the mud in relation to its therapeutic properties, and the potency of mud and salts to be a good medium for the growth of a halophilic unicellular algae, used for the commercial production of β-carotene; Dunaliella.