Amassive off-shore oil spill occurred in 2010. based on the location of the spill, what containment methods would be most useful for a spill like this? explain how they compare with other methods that would be used in a different location.

During a spill response, sensitive locations threatened by an advancing oil slick can be protected with various kinds of equipment and tactics.

Booms are floating, physical barriers to oil, made of plastic, metal, or other materials, which slow the spread of oil and keep it contained. Skilled teams deploy booms using mooring systems, such as anchors and land lines. They commonly place boom:

when a reversible reaction is occurring in both directions at the same rate; the products and reactants do not change in concentration. a chemical reaction where the compound is broken into its constituent parts.