ŸWhat is Hot Spring?
It is defined by the Hot Spring Bill passed in 1948.
| 1 |
The water that wells out of the earth. |
| 2 |
The water that is hot, steam, gas or contains minerals. (except the natural gas which mainly contains hydrocarbon) |
| 3 |
The water temperature exceeds 25Ž at the source, or contains the following properties more than prescription. |
–If it is over 25Ž, defined as Hot Spring without any other conditions.
–If it is under 25Ž, only when it contains the following properties more than prescription, defined as Hot Spring
| Classification of Mineral Springs |
Definition of Mineral Springs |
i1jClassification of Hot Springs
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Temperature |
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Cold Mineral Spring |
Under 25Ž |
| Hot Spring |
Low Temperature Spring |
Over 25Ž under 34Ž |
| Hot Spring |
Over 34Ž under 42Ž |
| High Temperature Spring |
Over 42Ž |
i2jClassification of Waters
Mineral Water classified by pH content just as it gushes out.
| Acidity |
Under pH3 |
| Weak Acidity |
Over pH3 under 6 |
| Neutrality |
Over pH6 under7.5 |
| Weak Alkalinity |
Over pH7.5 under 8.5 |
| Alkalinity |
Over pH8.5 |
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1DTemperature ijust as piped from the fountain.j: over 25Ž
2DProperties (one out of the following listsj
| Name |
Contentiin 1kgj |
| Solute Materials(except gasj |
Total amt. over1,000mg |
| Free Carbon Dioxide |
Over 250mg |
| Lithium Ion |
Over 1mg |
| Strontium Ion |
Over 10mg |
| Barium Ion |
Over 5mg |
| Ferroion + Ferric Ion |
Over 10mg |
| Manganeseithe first manganese ionj |
Over 10mg |
| Hydrogen Ion |
Over 1mg |
| Bromine Ion |
Over 5mg |
| Iodine Ion |
Over 1mg |
| Fluoride Ion |
Over 2mg |
| Hydrogen Arsenate Ion |
Over 1.3mg |
| Metaarsenite |
Over 1mg |
| Sulfur |
Over 1mg |
| Metaboric Acid |
Over 5mg |
| Meta Silica |
Over 50mg |
| Sodium Bicarbonate |
Over 340mg |
| Radon |
Over 20~(the -10th power of 10) Curie Unit
iOver 5.5Mache Unitj |
| Radium Chloride (as Re) |
Over 1~(the -8th power of 10)mg |
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