Published date: Feb 21 2018

Journal Title: KnE Engineering

Issue title: XIII International Youth Scientific and Practical Conference "FUTURE OF ATOMIC ENERGY - AtomFuture 2017"

Pages: 89-100

DOI: 10.18502/keg.v3i3.1609

Josiel de Jesus Barrios Cossio

Margaret Suárez

Patricia González Hernández

Clara María Melián Rodríguez

Nadia V. Martínez-Villegas

Oscar Díaz Rizo

Wael Badawy

Marina Frontasieva

A peloid is a maturated mud or muddy dispersion with healing and/or cosmetic properties, composed of a complex mixture of fine-grained natural materials of geologic and/or biologic origin, mineral water or seawater, and common organic compounds from biological metabolic activity. Cajio beach peloid is a traditional peloid of the south coast of Güira de Melena municipality located in Artemisa province, Cuba. The peloid is a sea mud, used in situ, by the population of the locality. The present study has tree aims: ones is to determine trace chemical elements content (Sc, Cs, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Tm, Yb, Hf, Ta, Th and U). The second aim is to determine natural (²²⁶Ra, ²³⁸U, ²³²Th, ²¹⁰Pb, ⁴⁰K) and the anthropogenic (¹³⁷Cs) radionuclides in the peloid. Finally, to assess the level of contamination and radiological risk for the users of the peloid therapeutic practices.

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