| Oil spills pose a great threat to the environment. | | | | it handy in boats, trucks, or even cars so that it's |
| That's especially true if a spill occurs in a body of | | | | handy when there's a spill. |
| water. Read on to find out how the spills can be | | | | For smaller waterways and shallow areas |
| contained to minimize the damage. | | | | If you want something for smaller waterways, |
| When prevention has failed and a spill has | | | | including roadside ditches, shallow ater areas, and |
| happened, it's time to bring out the oil spill | | | | small streams and canals, you may want to opt |
| equipment. And there are a number of options. | | | | for the Super Swamp Containment Boom, which |
| The first task is to contain the damage. Oil can | | | | is very lightweight and can be transported and |
| spread very quickly, and so the key is to keep it | | | | deployed even more easily. |
| confined to a small or controllable area. This way, | | | | For rougher waters, including shorelines |
| it can be removed by absorbents later. | | | | On the other hand, you may have to deal with |
| They key tools for containing oil spills are | | | | rougher water, which calls for more heavy duty |
| Containment Booms of various types, specifically | | | | oil spill equipment. One that fits the bill is a marine |
| non-absorbent booms. | | | | grade, heavy duty oil containment boom, for |
| Why various types? Depending on where the spill | | | | example the Simplex Oil Boom. |
| occurred, the conditions will vary, and not every | | | | It is perfectly suited to protect shorelines and |
| containment boom is suited to every type of | | | | coasts from oil spills. While it has high buoyancy |
| watery environment. | | | | and is also light in weight, it has a much sturdier |
| For calm and protected waters | | | | construction. It is also designed in a way that |
| The most popular oil containment boom is the | | | | allows it to be moved easily in order to let boats |
| EconoMax, a non-absorbent boom that is | | | | pass. |
| especially suited to calm and protected waters. | | | | With its handles and anchor points as well as its |
| You can use it to contain oil and debris in marinas, | | | | heavy duty connectors, it can withstand even |
| harbors, and on inland waterways. It is very | | | | rough waters. |
| compact and light in weight, which means that it | | | | And those are just a few of the possibilities. |
| floats on water. The fact that it is also quite | | | | When it comes to protecting the environment |
| inexpensive no doubt contributes to its popularity. | | | | from spilled oil, there's oil spill equipment available |
| It's closed cell foam panels can be folded, which | | | | to meet the challenge, no matter what the exact |
| makes it easy to transport. In fact, you can keep | | | | nature of the body of water. |