Yellow beach shore boom are floating fence-like structures with foam buoyancy and a base weight to hold part of the fence under water. PVC Beach boom are generally flat in construction making them easy to deploy, retrieve and store. This type of oil spill containment boom is good for calm and sheltered waters.
Air-filled beach barrier or impervious barriers that trap oil on the water's surface are universally called oil containment booms. Air-filled shoreseal boom are generally manufactured from PVC or urethane material and are able to withstand the harsh conditions and elements typically found at an oil spill. Beach barrier for Ocean Pollution typically consist of the following elements:
Freeboard - the part of the PVC beach barrier above the water's surface. Designed to deflect or contain an oil spill.
Skirt - the impervious barrier below the water's surface. Skirt depth varies according to boom type.
Ballast - located at the bottom of the skirt and keeps the Yellow beach barrier upright in the water.
Connectors - allow multiple boom lengths to be joined together to form one long continuous barrier.