Interesting, but it appears that it is resistance and not permeation they are testing for. Some chemicals go through polymers without showing any signs of having done so. They appear unchanged and would appear to have good resistance to chemical damage. So the ASTM test for permeability in minutes is what I recommend for use. Every manufacturer also has information on resistance and degradation, but you can almost detect that yourself with observation.
Monona
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I addition to everyone's fantastic advice, I'd like to point out that the ACS Rubber Division=E2=80™s Los Angeles Rubber Group developed a chemical resistance chart for rubber materials. This chart can be useful when the subject chemical is not
listed in the manufacturer's glove chart. At a bare minimum, it will give you an indication of potential issues with various glove types.
You can find the chart at their website https://tlargi.org/media/2019/01/TLARGI_Chemical_Resistance_Chart.pdf
Also, the chart is also available as a searchable database hosted by Dupont at
https://mscrm-dupont.secure.force.com/CRG_TlargiGuide
Thank you,
Yaritza Brinker
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Thank you to everyone who provided useful answers and resources on this thread. As always, it is interesting to see how seasoned professionals take on even the most basic of questions. Also, I always enjoy reading the historical perspectives
that several members here bring to discussions like these. As you well know, newbies benefit far more from mentorship than a Google search.
Best,
Jessica A. Martin, Ph.D.
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2018-2021)
Joint Safety Team, Founding Member (2018-2021)
Pinkhassik Group, Department of Chemistry (2016-2021)
The reason why I didn't include Kimberly-Clark and certain other manufacturers was based upon my chemistry experience from high school through research at 3M.
Although it dates me, during that period, from 1961 until 1976, the use of "disposable/single use" examination gloves was not only unthinkable but also forbidden. I was acquainted
only with and used the Ansell Solvex (nitrile), neoprene and natural latex rubber gloves with caliper thickness 15mil - 22mil for any and all work on the open lab bench, in a hood/cabinet or glove box.
I may be "old fashioned" but also I have at home a supply of those type of gloves for housework. I do have a box of 4mil nitrile examination gloves but use them only for
medical and personal hygiene reasons.
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