Environmental booms used in oil spills are meant to stop the spread of hydrocarbons (oil). They can work by containing the spill to certain areas or they can act as an absorbent which skims oil off ...

Environmentalists raised concerns over recent oil sheening events. Pennsylvania's DEP traced the sheens to U.S. Steel's Irvin ...

The Classic Oil-only boom is an excellent absorbent boom with an extra tough construction. Designed for marine use to deal with pollution that harms a marine environment in open sea. The booms are ...

"As a precautionary measure, we have deployed oil absorbent booms around Tanjong Beach, Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach, Sentosa Golf Club, ONE15 Marina Club and Sentosa Cove." "We are monitoring the ...

A spokesman said "oil-absorbent booms" had been positioned in the river to treat the incident. He added: “Anyone with information about a pollution incident can call [the agency]." ...

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said oil absorbent booms had been placed in the river to prevent the pollution spreading further. It was found downstream of Llangefni Industrial Estate at the end of ...