sausage boom

n. a barrier made of floating, linked cylinders used to contain oil spills in water. Subjects: English, Petroleum

Editorial Note: NOAA has a good photo of a sausage boom. Etymological Note: From the similarity to sausage links.

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Citations: 1989 Matthew Brelis, William P. Coughlin @ Newport, Rhode Island Boston Globe (Massachusetts) (June 26) “Oil spill total reduced in R.I. as probes widen” p. 1: Containment booms, which prevent oil from floating free on the surface, and sausage booms, which are stuffed with absorbent material to soak oil from the water, are being used around the ship, and near shore. 1989 Bradford L. Miner Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts) (July 11) “Cleanup OK may be near” p. A2: The absorbent pads and a double sausage boom skim what fuel oil contamination finds its way to the surface. 1999 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response (Oct. 31) “AR Photo Gallery: Canyon Derailment”: Workers placing additional sausage boom in creek, on west side of tracks. 2007 Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services (Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California) (Jan. 28) “Hazardous Materials Spill Report”: Noticed very little sheen on the water. Pads, sausage booms and oil dry placed as a precaution, but no visible spill remains in the water. Wharfingers are monitoring the situation.

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