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Natural rubber |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
Vinyl |
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Acetic acid |
E |
E |
E |
E |
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Acetone |
G |
G |
G |
F |
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Ammonium hydroxide |
G |
E |
E |
E |
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Aniline |
F |
G |
E |
G |
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Benzaldehyde |
F |
F |
E |
G |
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Benzene |
P |
F |
G |
F |
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Benzyl chloride |
F |
G |
P |
P |
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Butyl aldehyde |
P |
G |
- |
G |
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Calcium hypochlorite |
P |
G |
G |
G |
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Carbon disulphide |
P |
P |
G |
E |
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Carbon tetrachloride |
P |
F |
G |
F |
| Chlorine | G | G | - | G |
| Chloroform | P | F | G | P |
| Chromic acid | P | F | F | E |
| Dibutyl phthalate | F | G | - | P |
| Diethyl ether | F | E | G | P |
| Ethyl acetate | F | G | G | F |
| Ethylene dichloride | P | F | G | P |
| Ethylene glycol | G | G | E | E |
| Ethylene trichloride | P | P | - | P |
| Formaldehyde | G | E | E | E |
| Formic acid | G | E | E | E |
| Glycerol | G | G | E | E |
| Hexane | P | E | - | P |
| Hydrochloric acid | G | G | G | E |
| Hydrogen peroxide | G | G | G | E |
| Methyl cellulose | F | E | - | P |
| Methyl chloride | P | E | - | P |
| Methylamine | G | G | E | E |
| Methylene chloride | F | F | G | F |
| Naphthalene | G | G | E | G |
| Nitric acid | P | P | P | G |
| Perchloric acid | F | G | F | E |
| Phenol | G | E | - | E |
| Phosphoric acid | G | E | - | E |
| Potassium hydroxide | G | G | G | E |
| Propylene dichloride | P | F | - | P |
| Sodium hydroxide | G | G | G | E |
| Sodium hypochlorite | G | P | F | G |
| Sulphuric acid | G | G | F | G |
| Toluene | P | F | G | F |
| Trichloroethylene | P | F | G | F |
| Xylene | P | F | G | F |
Table 7: Chemical resistance of common glove materials (E: Excellent, G: Good, F: Fair, P: Poor). Reprinted with permission from Chemical Safety in the Laboratory, Stephen K Hall Ed. Copyright Lewis Publishers, an imprint of CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida © 1994
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