| Title | Natural Curative Waters of Slovakia in Spa |
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| Authors | Jarmila Bozikova |
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | International Summer School |
| Keywords | Natural mineral water, utilization of natural curative sources, balneology |
| Abstract | Slovakia is one of the countries which is rich in amount of cold and thermal natural curative waters. These waters belong under the special waters by the Slovak Water Act. They are used mostly for the healing processes in spas and they are also filled into consumer’s packages in the natural mineral waters bottling factory. The article talks about the places where natural curative waters of Slovakia appear; also it talks about the valid legislation for the processes from its approval to its usage. The natural mineral waters filled for the consumers, distributed by the commercial market, come under the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic regulation too, but these waters must be accredited by the European standards. The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic defines the protective zones for providing the water protection. They are undergoing the revision in every location where the natural curative sources and natural mineral waters are used in connection with the nowadays valid legislative rules. |