They can work by containing the spill to certain areas or they can act as an absorbent which skims oil off the water. The most important characteristic in an oil spill containment boom is its oil ...

Concerns from Okemah residents about their drinking water quality after photos of an oil spill in Okemah lake circulated ...

The Canadian Coast Guard is back at Stokes Bay dock today to deal with another partially sunken fishing boat.

Containment booms significantly reduced the environmental ... academic disciplines examined seven points and took samples of water, soil and sediments <…> According to Igor Makhatkov of the ...

An environmental contractor had already deployed a containment boom as a precaution when one ... An Ohio EPA spokesperson said no sources of drinking water were affected and no significant ...