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Therapeutic Effects of the Mineral Waters from Copahue Spa

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Copahue Volcano

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Nestled in the Andes of Argentina, the Copahue village owes its name to the nearby volcano and boasts an exceptional climate along with several hydrothermal resources. The most outstanding of these resources are its mineral waters (sulphated, sulphurated, carbogaseous, ferruginous and bicarbonated) and their derived products including sulphurated muds, thermophilic algae and sulphurated gases. All these resources are used as natural remedies to treat rheumatic, skin, respiratory and neurological diseases.

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  1. Mapuche S/N Caviahue CP, 8349, Neuquén, Argentina

    A. M. Monasterio

  2. Escuela de Hidrología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    F. Armijo & F. Maraver

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  1. Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Franco Tassi

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    Orlando Vaselli

  3. National University of Rio Negro, General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina

    Alberto Tomas Caselli

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Monasterio, A.M., Armijo, F., Maraver, F. (2016). Therapeutic Effects of the Mineral Waters from Copahue Spa. In: Tassi, F., Vaselli, O., Caselli, A. (eds) Copahue Volcano. Active Volcanoes of the World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48005-2_12

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