February 2nd was International Wetlands Day. Reason to talk about biological pools. But today it's more important to put our feet in the puddle. Because puddles are also wetlands, especially those that last for many weeks, even months, without losing their water. There we find living beings highly adapted to life in aquatic environment, [...]
The interest in biological pools by tourist companies is huge. Whether five-star hotels, campsites or country houses, more and more people are opting for ecological swimming solutions to differentiate their businesses. The example shows a mini-tourism in Northern Portugal, where a couple or a family finds a quiet place in a rural village. The [...]
Rainwater and biological pools constitute an ambivalent relationship. When it rains, the biological pools fill with good quality water, very pure water, almost H2O quality. Welcome rain! However, due to the purity of this water, it is not recommended to fill a biological pool entirely with rainwater alone. Water without any mineral additives is [...]
Knowledge about aquatic plants is an important basis for the work as biological pool specialists. Due to this knowledge in the area, Udo Schwarzer is part of the IUCN/SSC freshwater plant specialist group. And this scientific basis is also sought after by private and public entities to survey species and aquatic vegetation in natural [...]
One might think that ducks in the biological pool are as welcome as many other living beings. But the opposite is the case! Ducks have to be scared away from the first moment they appear. Why? - The organic load they leave in the biological pool is simply unbearable. The organic matter that leaves [...]
The photo was taken with a thermal camera, a device that records temperature differences and transforms them into an image. The image shows a biological pool during an August night. You can see the ladder with stairs. Colors represent temperature classes. Terrestrial vegetation is the coldest, in blue. On the banks you can see [...]
Life in a biological pool is so diverse that it is no surprise that butterflies live there underwater. Well, they are not butterflies capable of flying because they are just the butterfly larvae with the scientific name Parapoyns stratiotata that feed on leaves of aquatic plants as shown in the photo. Those caterpillars are very [...]
In times of inflation, rising energy costs and therefore transport, it is difficult to offer products at an affordable price. Bio Piscinas, Lda. together with its partner, SHB, Lda. managed to set up a model of pre-configured biological pool, designed for single-family houses, that is, for private use, not for tourism. Called PB.22.000 this [...]
Quinta Vila Rachel is located in the Ribatua Valley, near Alijó, close to the banks of the Douro River. Due to this privileged position, since the time of its foundation, the Quinta has been dedicated to the production of grapes, port wine and olive oil, through cultivation in its 30 ha of property. Nowadays, [...]
Gray and green are the colors available for the lining of biological pools. It is a noble material, produced for the purpose and certified for potable water. This is an important fact, because we have to use materials that, by guarantee, do not emit any products to the aquatic ecosystem of the biological pool. [...]
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