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Classification of typical hot springs and their relationship with health in Guizhou, China

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Aim to classify typical hot springs in Guizhou, China and their relevance to health. Assessing geochemical characters of typical hot springs of Guizhou and classifying through hierarchical cluster analysis, an epidemiologic study was conducted to analyze the correlation between hot spring types and health, which showed typical hot springs in Guizhou can be divided into two types, A and B. Type A is rich in fluorine, metasilicic acid, radon components and a large number of essential elements, such as Na, that the human body needs, with trace elements, such as Cr and V, that are essential or possibly essential. Type B is rich in fluorine, metasilicate, strontium components and a large number of essential elements, Ca, Mg, and S, with trace elements, Cu, Mn, Mo, Co, and Ni, that are essential or possibly essential. These hot springs’ effects on the health of those bathing in them showed both types were associated with bone and joint diseases. Having bathed in hot springs during the past year was associated with skin symptoms and bone and joint symptoms, and having bathed within the past two weeks was linked to sleep quality and levels of appetite and energy. However, differences do exist between the correlation between the two types and some chronic diseases, with Type A hot springs significantly related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes and Type B to hypertension. This classification of Guizhou’s hot springs can guide the future development and use of hot spring physiotherapy.

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Acknowledgement

The study was supported by the Geological Exploration Fund Project of Guizhou Province (Grant No.: QGTZZHH[2017]257), Geological Scientific Research Project of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Guizhou Province (Grant No.: QDKKH[2019]20), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 41662008), Fundamental Research Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou Province, (Grant No.: [2019]1080) and the NSFC Parent Program of Guizhou University (Grant No.: QKHRCPT[2018]5781-46).

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  1. Resources and Environmental Engineering College, Guizhou University, Jiaxiu South Road, Huaxi, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengshan Chen, Lijun Zhu, Pu Liu, Ganlu Wang, Chao Li & Teng Luo

  2. Key Laboratory of Karst Environment and Geohazard, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, People’s Republic of China

    Lijun Zhu & Pu Liu

  3. Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, People’s Republic of China

    Lijun Zhu & Pu Liu

  4. The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Ministry of Education, University town, Gui’an New Area, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China

    Jingyuan Yang, Aihua Zhang & Ziyun Wang

  5. No.117 Geological Team, Bureauog Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550018, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengshan Chen

  6. No.114 Geological Team, Bureauog Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development of Guizhou Province, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China

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Chen, Z., Yang, J., Zhu, L. et al. Classification of typical hot springs and their relationship with health in Guizhou, China. Environ Geochem Health 43, 1287–1304 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00724-x

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