Floating debris is a continual problem for all users of water bodies. It is destructive to locks, dams, bridges, electric plants, municipal water systems, and even recreational boaters. Wetlands, fish-spawning grounds, and streambanks can be disturbed by debris. This report contains a summary of the various methods for collecting, controlling, removing, and disposing of floating debris. Keywords: Debris booms; Debris and ice deflectors; Debris disposal; Debris transport; Removal equipment; Trash rakes. (edc)
Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation Research Program: Elements of Floating-Debris Control Systems
1988
70 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Water Pollution & Control , Civil Engineering , Refuse collection , Debris , Bridges , Booms(Equipment) , Streams , Maintenance , Control systems , Dams , Deflectors , Destruction , Disposal , Floating bodies , Ice , Locks(Waterways) , Municipalities , Rehabilitation , Removal , Repair , Transport , Water , Water supplies , Wetlands , Debris booms , Floating debris