When you think of biological pools, you would never imagine that an IT specialist would have anything to do with them. But this is exactly the case since we designed a remote monitoring system for our biological pools. For some years now, we have been equipping biological pools with sensor buoys, capable of transmitting [...]

The yellow water flag is one of the plants found in many biological pools, but it goes unnoticed for much of the year. The plant sits there with its green, sword-shaped leaves, almost looking like broadleaf grass, and doesn't attract much attention. However, there is a time of year, in spring, when the yellow [...]

Recently, a scientific study revealed that “A quarter of threatened freshwater fauna”, that is, at least 4,294 species of 23,496 freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List, are at high risk of extinction. We are far from considering that biological pools are part of the solution to this problem, no way! But at least [...]

A new tourism with organic pool recently opened its doors. This is a local accommodation called Arneiro Garden House, located in a historic house, located in Aldeia Galega da Merceana near Alenquer, in Portuguese Estremadura. The house is cozy, with modern and contemporary interiors, and caters for up to 12 people. It has shady [...]

Could biological pools, such as ponds and lagoons, emit gases contributing to global warming? Or is the opposite the case, are they carbon sinks? There are no studies yet for natural swimming pools but there are already studies for natural ponds, which are the models in nature when building a biological pool. These studies [...]