Abstract
A new rich deposit of sea-silt sulfide muds (Melkovodnenskoye) have recently been found on Island Russky, Primosky krai (territory). A comprehensive survey of bottom sediments in the Melkovodnaya (Voevoda) Bay was undertaken to map out the underwater landscape, calculate mud reserves, investigate physico-chemical, radiological, bacteriological, and microbial composition of the mud. Results of experimental and clinical studies give reason to recommend sea-silt sulfide muds of the Melkovodnenskoye deposit for therapeutic and preventive use not only by the sick but also by healthy subjects. In either group, they may exert beneficial effect by stimulating preventive and compensatory reactions of the organism, activating the immune system, preventing undesirable metabolic changes, and suppressing inflammatory processes.
