Research studies
Scientific work is an important part of Blue Lagoon's operation. Here you find an overview of studies published on the Blue Lagoon, its healing effects and ecosystem.
The History of the Blue Lagoon in Svartsengi (pdf) | Google Docs
Magnea Gudmundsóttir, Ása Brynjólfsdóttir and Albert Albertsson.
Geothermal CO2 bio-mitigation techniques by utilizing microalgae at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland (pdf) | Google Docs Indra Suryata, Halldór G. Svavarsson, Sigurbjörn Einarsson, Ása Brynjólfsdóttir and Grzegorz Maliga.
Bioactive molecules from the Blue Lagoon: in vitro and in vivo assessment of silica mud and microalgae extracts for their effects on skin barrier function and prevention of skin aging (pdf) | Also available on Wiley Online Library Grether-Beck. S et. al.
Psoriasis Treatment: Bathing in a Thermal Lagoon Combined with UVB, versus UVB Treatment Only (pdf)
Jón Hjaltalín Ólafsson, Bárður Sigurgeirsson and Rannveig Pálsdóttir.
The Blue Lagoon and Psoriasis (pdf)
Bárður Sigurgeirsson and Jón Hjaltalín Ólafsson.
The relationship between physical and chemical conditions and low microbial diversity in the Blue Lagoon geothermal lake in Iceland (pdf)
Sólveig K. Pétursdóttir and Jakob K. Kristjánsson.
Silicibacter lacuscaerulensis ge.nov., a mesophilic moderately halopilic bacterium characteristic of the Blue Lagoon geothermal lake in Iceland (pdf)
Sólveig K. Pétursdóttir and Jakob K. Kristjánsson.
Analysis of the unique geothermal microbial ecosystem of the Blue Lagoon (pdf)
Sólveig K. Pétursdóttir, Snædís H. Bjornsdottir, Guðmundur O. Hreggviðsson,1,2 Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir and Jakob K. Kristjánsson.
Obesity in Psoriasis Leptin (pdf)
A. Johnston, S. Arnadottir, J.E. Gudjonsson, A. Aphale, A.A. Sigmarsdottir, S.I. Gunnarsson, J.T. Steinsson, J.T. Elder and H. Valdimarsson.
Research on Psoriasis and the Blue Lagoon
The effect bathing in a thermal lagoon in Iceland has on psoriasis. A preliminary study (pdf)
Jón Hjaltalín Ólafsson, Bárður Sigurgeirsson and Rannveig Pálsdóttir.
Bioactive molecules from the Blue Lagoon: in vitro and in vivo assessment of silica mud and microalgae extracts for their effects on skin barrier function and prevention of skin ageing (pdf). Grether-Beck. S et. al.
The Blue Lagoon and Psoriasis. Grindavik: The Blue Lagoon Dermatology Clinic, 1998:1-12.
Sigurgeirsson B, Olafsson JH.
Psoriasis treatment in a geothermal lagoon. Five years experience from the Blue lagoon i Iceland. Forum for Nord Derm Ven 1998; 3:15-19.
Olafsson JH, Sigurgeirsson B.
Psoriasis treatment: bathing in a thermal lagoon combined with UVB, versus UVB treatment only. Acta Derm Venereol 1996; 76:228-30.
Olafsson JH, Sigurgeirsson B, Palsdottir R.
The effect of bathing in a thermal lagoon in Iceland has on psoriasis. A preliminary study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1994; 3:460-464.
Olafsson JH, Sigurgeirsson B, Palsdottir R.
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Die Blaue Lagune und Psoriasis - Grindavik: The Blue Lagoon Dermatology Clinic, 1998:1-12.
Sigurgeirsson B, Olafsson JH.
