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DEFLECTOR BOOM [1 record]

Record 1 1991-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Other year [of the weir boom system] consists of 85-kw diesel power pack, ... deflector booms and couplings ...

CONT

Diversion booms should be deployed at an angle from the shoreline closest to the leading edge of the approaching oil slick to deflect oil toward shore, where pickup of pooled oil is more effective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Mesures antipollution
CONT

Les autres éléments mécaniques comprennent un bloc moteur diesel de 85-kw, (...) des barrages de déviation et des raccords (...).

Spanish

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