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Oil Containment Boom For Cleanup and
Response of Oil Spills in Small Streams, Canals, and Other Shallow Calm
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These Oil Containment Booms respond to
spills in small streams, canals, roadside ditches, and other shallow calm
water areas. The Oil Booms are called Super Swamp Oil Containment Booms.
Swamp Boom is easily stored and transported. This Oil Containment Boom can
be easily stored in tight spaces where storage space is limited. Conforms
to OPA-90 specifications for calm water.
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Oil containment booms are generally
the first equipment mobilized at the scene of a spill and the last to be
removed. They are used for concentrating oil so that it is thick enough
to be skimmed, for keeping oil out of sensitive areas, or for diverting
oil into collection areas. When deploying oil containment booms to recover
spilled oil a common difficulty is controlling the movements and activities
of vessels and directing them to the thickest areas of the oil slick. This
can be overcome by using aircraft equipped with air to sea communications.
For more guidance on using our Oil Containment Booms please contact our
customer support department, we are always available to help all our customers.
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| Oil Containment Booms come in many
different shapes, sizes, and styles ranging from small, lightweight models
intended for manual deployment in harbors, to large, robust units which
usually need cranes and sizeable vessels designed for the open seas to handle
them. Oil Containment Booms vary considerably in their design, but all normally
incorporate the following features: 1) Freeboard to prevent or reduce splash-over;
2) Sub-surface skirt to prevent or reduce escape of oil under the oil containment
boom; 3) Flotation by air or some buoyant material 4) Longitudinal tension
member (chain or wire) to provide strength to withstand the effects of winds,
waves and currents. This is often used to provide ballast to keep the oil
containment boom upright in the water. |
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| Type |
Super Swamp Oil Containment Boom |
| Height |
10" (25 cm) |
| Freeboard |
4” (10cm) |
| Draft |
6” (15cm) |
| Top Tension |
Optional |
| Bottom Tension |
3/16" (5 mm) Galvanized Steel Chain |
| Weight |
.8 lbs/ft (1.1 kg/m) |
| Actual Breaking Strength |
1,800 lbs (818 kg) |
| Connector Type |
Universal or ASTM "Z" |
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