How oil containment booms work
When accidents such as oil spills occur, or other materials spill and are threaten to contaminate, having a practical, usable barrier or curtain can help in the clean up or maintenance of the area. Oil containment boom, also known as turbidity curtains, silt barriers, and silt curtains in the industry are made to contain and control the dispersion of floating turbidity and silt in a water body related to marine construction, pile driving, site work and dredging. Turbidity curtains are used during bridge construction, dam removal, marina or harbor maintenance or restoration, terminal projects, ferry landings, pipeline crossings, coastal and shoreline restoration and rehabilitation and intake construction. The process of controlling turbidity and silt or oil at a site might involve silt or oil containment boom, oil skimmers and oil…