CONTENTS 



Page 

 INTRODUCTION ■ 1 



MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS 2 



General Description of Booms 2 



Requirements 2 



Evaluation of the Materials 9 



COATED FABRICS 11 



Fabrics 11 



Coatings 12 



SUBSTRATES AND COATINGS 13 



Substrate Materials 13 



Coating Materials 16 



MATERIAL EVALUATION 19 



CONCLUSIONS 24 



RECOMMENDATIONS 25 



REFERENCES 25 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

 Figure 1 . Typical boom 3 



LIST OF TABLES 



Table 1. Material Requirements for Oil Spill Containment Booms . . .10 



Table 2. Substrate Materials 14 



Table 3. Coatings for Fabrics 18 



Table 4. Candidate Materials for Oil Spill Containment 21 



