Selection and testing of a glove combination for use with the U. S. Coast Guard's chemical response suit

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15298669091369817· OSTI ID:6518387

Stull, J O; Herring, B ^[1]

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1. Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc. (USA)

A study was sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard to select a glove system for its chemical response suit that could meet or exceed the chemical resistance performance of the suit's base material. Three different protective glove combinations were evaluated for their permeation resistance to 28 chemicals. The glove combinations were based on three materials--Viton, butyl rubber, and Silvershield. The test chemicals were selected for one of two reasons. First, no single glove material could be identified to be resistant against the chemical of interest, or second, no permeation test data were available for judging glove material performance for the specific chemical. As can be expected, the permeation resistance of the glove combinations greatly exceeded that of the single glove material components. The butyl rubber/Silvershield glove combination was found to provide permeation resistance greater than 1 hr for all but one of the chemicals tested.

• OSTI ID: 6518387
• Journal Information: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal; (USA), Journal Name: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal; (USA) Vol. 51:7; ISSN AIHAA; ISSN 0002-8894
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
CLOTHING
ELASTOMERS
GLOVES
MILITARY PERSONNEL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PERMEABILITY
PERSONNEL
POLYMERS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
RUBBERS
SKIN ABSORPTION
SOLVENTS
TESTING
UPTAKE
VITON