Massimo Setti

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an integrated mineralogical-geochemical database on fine-grained sediments transported by all major rivers of southern Africa, including the Zambezi, Okavango, Limpopo, Olifants, Orange and Kunene.

TL;DR: In this article, an original, complete and integrated mineralogical-geochemical database on silt-sized sediments derived from different parent rocks along the East African Rift from 5°S in Tanzania to 5°N in Sudan is presented and used to assess the incidence of diverse factors controlling sediment composition (source-rock lithology, geomorphology, hydraulic sorting, grain size, recycling), with particular emphasis on chemical weathering.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a network of specialized laboratories for the certification after standard criteria of the quality and suitability of peloid muds, and to appoint an European Master for assisting the physicians in selecting the peloids in view of treatments focused on different pathologies.

TL;DR: Kaolinite can be considered as a promising natural geomaterial for designing new derivatives that can contribute in the trials of discovering new therapeutic systems and treatment pathways of global challenge diseases such as cancer, viruses, antibiotic resistant bacteria, alzheimer, chronic skeletomuscular and geriatric diseases.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of high-pH value of the virgin clay on the pH of the used mineral waters is shown to influence the temperature reached by the peloid muds after 20 min of application (calculated after an innovative mathematical model).