The Dead Sea : an economic resource for 10 000 years

The Dead Sea : an economic resource for 10 000 years

The Dead sea is a land-locked hypersaline lake in the Dead sea-Jordanian Rift valley. The history of salt production in the lake is described. Seeps of asphalt are common in the southern part of the Dead sea basin. It has been used as decoration, cement, adhesive, in agriculture, in weapon productio...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia Vol. 267; no. 1-3; pp. 127 - 141
Main Author: NISSENBAUM, A
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer 01-01-1993
Subjects:
Brackish
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Marine and continental quaternary
Surficial geology
Dead Sea
Israel, Dead Sea
agriculture
potash
organic residues
sedimentary rocks
salt
natural resources
bromine
magnesium
asphalt
history
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Summary:The Dead sea is a land-locked hypersaline lake in the Dead sea-Jordanian Rift valley. The history of salt production in the lake is described. Seeps of asphalt are common in the southern part of the Dead sea basin. It has been used as decoration, cement, adhesive, in agriculture, in weapon production, boatcraft, medicine, mummification, photography, waterproofing and oil exploration. The Dead sea is also a source of magnesium, potash, and bromine. The Dead sea has been used for medicinal and therapeutic practices, and agricultural production (balsam, dates, sugar, indigo). The lake has also been used as a major water highway. There are 56 references.
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ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00018795