Geographia Technica, Vol 19, Issue 2, 2024, pp. 104-123
THE FAVORABILITY FOR AEROIONOTHERAPY ON TWO TOURISTIC RESORTS FROM THE EASTERN FLANK OF ROMANIAN CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS
Constantin ROȘU 
, Dumitru MIHĂILĂ , Petruț-Ionel BISTRICEAN , Alin PRISACARIU , Emilian-Viorel MIHĂILĂ , Andrei MIHALACHE , Carmen BOICIUC
ABSTRACT: Knowing the spatiality and temporality of the air ionization levels in different Romanian tourist resorts is necessary for the real appreciation of their climatotherapeutic potential.This study captures sequences of the air ionization process in two tourist resorts in the Subcarpathians of Moloava, in correlation with the values of meteorological elements (temperature, humidity, cloudiness and wind). Measurements were carried out during three consecutive days for each resort in January, April, July and October 2022, in the time interval 7.00h - 21.00h. The concentration of negative and positive air ions was recorded hourly, at a characteristic point for each resort. The annual air ionization regime showed a maximum in July, a minimum in January and higher values in October than in April. The average air ionization values ranged from 787 air ions cm-3 at Bălțătești to 821 air ions cm-3 at Târgu Neamț, and the unipolarity coefficient (k), from a minimum of 0.78 at Tg. Neamț to 0.90 at Bălțătești. Air ionization variability was positively correlated with air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. The average values of air ionization in April - July, when k ranged between 0.6 and 1.2, demonstrate that the atmosphere of Bălțătești and Târgu Neamț resorts can be therapeutically exploited by aeroionotherapy, in the summer season.
Keywords: air ionization, aeroionotherapy, unipolarity coefficient, balneoclimatic tourism
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