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Chemical

Natural rubber

Neoprene

Nitrile

Vinyl

Acetic acid

E

E

E

E

Acetone

G

G

G

F

Ammonium hydroxide

G

E

E

E

Aniline

F

G

E

G

Benzaldehyde

F

F

E

G

Benzene

P

F

G

F

Benzyl chloride

F

G

P

P

Butyl aldehyde

P

G

-

G

Calcium hypochlorite

P

G

G

G

Carbon disulphide

P

P

G

E

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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