Thermal spring water properties
La Contea exploits its own thermal spring whose water, very effective and beneficial, comes from Lessini Mountains in the Prealpi.
This water flows down to 2000-3000 meters underground and, over a few decades, covers about 80 kilometers, enriching itself with mineral salts, and then arrives at Terme Euganee spas, where it springs out at temperatures above 80°C.
Thermal spring water analysis
Air Temperature = 19°C | Sulphate Ion = 0.361 g/l |
Pu = 6,8 | Chloride Ion = 0.864 g/l |
Water Temperature = 70°C | Bicarbonate Ion = 0.180 g/l |
Electric conductivity at 25°C (µS/cm) = 3580 | Bromide Ion = 12 mg/l |
Nitrites = 0.01 mg/l | Iodide Ion = 0.28 mg/l |
Nitrates = 1 mg/l | Fluoride Ion = 3.5 mg/l |
Dry residue at 180°C = 2.381 g/l | Organic and volatile substances = 0.177 g/l |
Dry residue at 550°C = 2.204 g/l | Hydrogen Sulphide = 0.05 mg/l |
Sodium Ion = 0.520 g/l | Cryoscopic Index = 0.23 °C |
Potassium Ion = 0.036 g/l | Osmotic Pressure = 2.8 ATM |
Calcium Ion = 0.144 g/l | Silica = 3.5 mg/l |
Magnesium Ion = 0.040 g/l | Alkalinity = 30 |
Ammonium Ion = 2.2 mg/l | Total hardness (French degrees = 52) |
Iron Ion = 0.361 mg/l | Oxidisability (Kubel's method) = 2.45 mg/l |