Perth Petroleum Services

Silt booms are available in a variety of sizes and materials and are made to order.
Silt booms have a foam buoyancy chamber supporting a deep skirt. The skirt
can vary from a few metres deep to as many as seven metres deep.
Skirt material is usually woven/non-woven, needle punched geotextile fabric,
but can also be a non-porous fabric.
Particles as small as 50 microns can be trapped with fine goetextile material.Most silt booms are used in waters with low or no current. Booms in strong
currents require additional longitudinal strength to cater for the extremely large
force exerted on the skirt of the boom.