Prospects for the Use of Natural Hydro-Mineral Resources of Salt Lakes in the Southern Part of the Kherson Region in the Resort Industry

Authors

  • Alexey A. Turchenko Crimean Hydrogeological Regulatory and Operational Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Experimental Station"
  • Sergey G. Zapuskalov Russian Geographical Society , Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Kherson Region
  • Viktor V. Chaban Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Operating Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Operating Station"
  • Natalia V. Guskova Crimean Hydrogeological Regulatory and Operational Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Experimental Station"

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https://doi.org/10.34753/HS.2025.7.4.390
+ Keywords

balneology, bottom sediments, resortology, brine, salt lakes, hydromineral resources

+ Abstract

This article presents the results of a study on the brine and bottom sediments of several salt lakes in the southern Kherson region: Genicheskoe, Solenoe, Lemuriyskoye, Prisivashskoye, and Sokolovskoye lakes. Currently, these lakes are used as recreational sites for unorganized tourism. While scientific data confirming the therapeutic properties of the salt water (brine) and bottom sediments (mud) are lacking, many media outlets position these water bodies as "healing." This study aims to investigate the potential application of natural therapeutic hydro-mineral resources from salt lakes in southern Kherson for balneotherapy and the resort industry. Laboratory analyses were conducted at the Central Testing Laboratory of the Crimean Hydro-Geological Regime Operational Station. Based on the physicochemical data of the brine and bottom sediments, the article discusses the feasibility of their commercial development. Conclusions regarding the presence of beneficial natural hydro-mineral resources in the studied lakes are drawn by comparing the laboratory results with the existing standards for resources of similar composition, such as those from the Sakskoye therapeutic lake and other salt lakes used in balneological and industrial practices. The findings indicate that, according to the established hydrochemical parameters, the brine of the Kherson lakes is a close analogue to the brine of the salt lakes in Crimea, primarily Sakskoye and Sasyk-Sivash. The most promising commercial applications for the studied brine are balneotherapy and salt extraction. The bottom sediments are classified as low-to-medium sulfide silt therapeutic muds, suitable for use in balneology and health resort medicine. These findings are preliminary. Detailed exploration and clinical evaluation of therapeutic properties are required before commencing industrial development of the hydro-mineral resources in the Kherson region.

+ Author Biographies

Alexey A. Turchenko

director, Crimean Hydrogeological Regulatory and Operational Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Experimental Station", Saki, Russia

Sergey G. Zapuskalov

Chairman of the Kherson Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization Russian Geographical Society, Acting Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Kherson Region, Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Kherson Region, Shchastlivtsevo Village, Russia

Viktor V. Chaban

Ph.D (Geology), Corresponding Member of the Crimean Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Natural Medicinal Resources and Environmental Monitoring, Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Operating Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Operating Station", Saki, Russia

Natalia V. Guskova

hydrologist, Crimean Hydrogeological Regulatory and Operational Station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea "Crimean Hydrogeological Research and Experimental Station", Saki, Russia

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2025-12-30

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2025): Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena

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Ecological problems and hazards in the hydrosphere

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Turchenko, A. A., Zapuskalov, S. G., Chaban, V. V., & Guskova, N. V. (2025). Prospects for the Use of Natural Hydro-Mineral Resources of Salt Lakes in the Southern Part of the Kherson Region in the Resort Industry. Hydrosphere. Hazard Processes and Phenomena, 7(4), 390-398. https://doi.org/10.34753/HS.2025.7.4.390