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Sulphurous spring waters are used as therapeutic and preventive remedies for a various disorders such as those of the locomotor system (e.g. rheumatism [1][2], arthritis [3][4], post-traumatic [2]), respirator y tract [5][6], gynecological apparatus [7-8] and peripheral neurological system (e.g. paresis, paraesthesia, polyneuropathies) [9][10]. In skin disorders, they are indicated in psoriasis [11][12], parapsoriazis [13], and other skin thickened disorders, which have a keratolytic effect [1,14], which helps to remove thick and excess of skin [1]. Today, the major dermatologic diseases (i.e. psoriasis and atopic dermatitis) are frequently treated by balneotherapy or spa therapy. Other medical studies [15][16][17] shown that these mineral waters have antioxidant properties in oral treatment. The mechanisms through which sulphurous waters exert beneficial effects on the human body, in therapeutic rheumatic treatment [16] are: the warmth of the bath activates circulation at the level of diseased tissues and helps to their resorption and skin exciting, which producing the antibodies needed to combat the infectious disorder for certain types of rheumatism; the sulphur assimilated in body increases the basal metabolism with 40%, causes vasodilatation in the central cutaneous tissue, induces a decrease of tension values, and increases the number of red blood cell and hemoglobin quantity. Among the physico-dynamic components is also mentioned the production of abundant sweating, the decrease of the muscles excitability, the acceleration of the exudation resorption and the provocation of a sedative action that explains the relieving of the pain. The resorbed sulphur occurs in the general metabolism of the human body, which explains the sugar decrease at diabetics [18], the remaking of the reserves in chondroitin sulphuric acid at articular cartilage level of the rheumatics.Mineral waters were classiûed in many ways according to their physical and chemical elements, such as temperature, chemical composition, molecular concentration, and mechanisms of therapeutic action.In Romania, one of the most well-known balneal resorts is Pucioasa -Vulcana Bai area from Dambovita County. In Pucioasa Resort, the sulphurous cold waters are originated in sedimentary rocks (rich in sulphates such as gypsum, and sulphides) of the hillsides behind the mineral springs.The study aims to assess the chemical composition of sulphurous spring waters collected from Pucioasa -Vulcana Bai balneotherapeutical area, Dambovita County. The sampling were achieved from active and preserved sulphurous sources (i.e. five springs), during the summer period of the year 2016. The content of nine metals (i.e. Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Cd, Zn, and Pb) in water samples was determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma -Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The relationships between physicochemical parameters (i.e. pH, conductivity, TDS, salinity, total hardness and dissolved oxygen) and metal concentrations were investigated, as well.

In some situations, field positioning of air pressure through development of anticyclone in the north -northeast of Romania and a cyclone in the south-west, create conditions favoring intensifying dynamics of air masses in Oraviţa Depression area. This phenomenon generates a catabatic wind which is known local as Coşava. Mode of expression is as strong intensification of the burst, which gives rise to considerable material damages. This study takes into account the analysis of three cases considered by us to be representative.

This study is the third in a series of investigations conducted by the authors, and certainly the most comprehensive research regarding the former uranium, copper, and charcoal mines from a particular geographical area of Romania. In this respect, the present scientific incursion focused on two areas containing former extraction uranium ore sites, Ciudanovita and Lisava, as well as copper ore from Moldova Noua and charcoal mines from Anina, Banat Region, Romania. It highlighted that, for the first time, the heavy metal concentration was correlated with the values of physicochemical indicators of water (i.e., EC, DO, pH, resistivity, salinity, and ORP), by using multivariate analysis, to shape a regional based model on spatial distributions and the variability of toxic contaminants from the hydrographic basin of Banat, Romania, as a consequence of former uranium, copper, and charcoal mines. In this regard, 11 metals including Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Sr, Cd, and Pb from different water samples (well, spring, river, and lake), collected from three mining areas (uranium, copper, and coal mines) were investigated. Non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks of seven heavy metals were assessed using the EDI, DIM, and THQ. The obtained THQ values were within the acceptable limits for cancer risks for adults, but as regards children, eight samples out of 18 proved toxic. However, the HRI and THQ average values for Cd (0.265 adults/0.996 children) and Pb (0.025 adults/0.095 children) for children were 3–4 times higher than those for adults. This is a source of concern as their prevalence in well water exposes children and residents in the Banat Region to the risk of various types of cancers.