Containment Boom
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Basics
- A Tool used to contain Oil Spills and similar spills in a Liquid Environment such as Waterways or the Ocean
- Certain types can be used on the Land, or have equivalents
Classification
- Typically classified by function, then size, but there aren’t “standards” as much as vaugely cohesive Industry Jargon
By Mechanism
- You have boom that acts as a Barrier (think most boom)
- You also have boom that can partially act as a barrier, but also has an adsorbing function
- Most of this type does poorly as a barrier, short of very small volume spills or if “doubled up” in layers etc
By Size
- ”Harbor Boom” vs “Offshore Boom” etc