How Are Oil Booms Configured?
Most oil booms are designed to have approximately six inches of the boom float above the water and one to one and a half feet of boom beneath the water’s surface. The top of the oil boom has foam sewn or otherwise affixed to the top of the boom for floatation. To keep the boom skirt or plastic in the water at near a perpendicular angle, chain or weights are sewn into the edge of the boom to provide the appropriate buoyancy for the boom.
