June 17th is International Natural Pool Day. In this context, the International Organization of Biologically Treated Swimming Pools (IOB) organizes a photo contest of great moments next to a biological swimming pool in the last 12 months. You can share your best moment of last year with other fans of biological pools. In the [...]
Portugal is one of the countries in Europe where fish is very important, whether in the sea or on the plate. Freshwater fish are less appreciated, either in rivers or on plates. What about fish in ponds or small lakes? In principle there are no. There are species of freshwater fish introduced in Portugal, [...]
Few people know that invasive plants are one of Portugal's biggest problems, whether in an ecological or economic context. As the website www.invasoras.pt informs, Portuguese legislation recognized the seriousness of this problem, in 1999, a law regulated for the first time, in a comprehensive way, the introduction into nature of non-indigenous (exotic) species and [...]
In biological pools the water temperature is slowly rising, but the aquatic plants still need a few days with more than 16ºC water temperature to launch new shoots. At the beginning of the season, to ensure that algae do not proliferate, collective cooperation and ecological interrelations between organisms constitute the complex process of biological [...]
The emperor of the biological pool is not a frog, the emperor is a dragonfly. Anax imperator, thus the scientific name, is one of the largest species on the continent where it is abundant from North to South. The male is dressed in bright turquoise blue colors, and is tirelessly in flight above the [...]
A pre-requirement for successful design work on biological pools is always a water analysis as detailed as possible. Everyone who deals with water analysis knows this: a water analysis comes from the laboratory and now the study begins. No successful project can do without the analysis of filling water and its correct interpretation. The [...]
The entire team at Bio Piscinas, Lda. as well as all the employees of the Piscinas Biológicas Group wish you happy holidays and a Happy New Year 2023! home / news
Planaria is an animal rarely visible in biological pools, even if there were many there. But it is a species widely used in scientific biology laboratories. This species can be cut into pieces, and each piece can regenerate into a complete organism! What sounds brutal has greatly helped scientists to better understand the biology [...]
Forests are the lungs of the world, and indigenous forests, with the site's original species composition, are the best for helping mitigate effects of global warming. In addition, they are home to a huge biodiversity of plants and animals. There are also nature-based solutions for restoring forests, for which we are specialists. We have [...]
The hygienic purity of water is essential for the success of biological pools. In some biological swimming pools for tourist use, it is confirmed monthly by regular analyses. Bio Piscinas, Lda. recommends that all tourist units with biological pool carry out this self-control of their own volition, despite the absence of a legal obligation [...]
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