METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABSORPTIVE BOOM

摘要

Method and apparatus for a low floating boom curtain constructed of absorptive material made for use in polluted waters wherein the boom curtain is comprised of an upper and a lower portion wherein the upper portion is the buoyant portion and the lower portion is a skirt portion, wherein the skirt portion has a weighted portion on the bottom so that they form an absorptive boom curtain for removing pollutants. The upper portion, providing flotation for the device, has an internal float/foam member wrapped in a single or double layer of absorptive material. The entire device is made of and/or covered by absorptive material. The boom curtain has a strap running longitudinally wherein the strap may also have attachment rings and interconnecting rings for connecting individual units so as to form a longer boom. The weighted portion may be weighted by any suitable material.