Change in permeation parameters and the decontamination efficacy of three chemical protective gloves after repeated exposures to solvents and thermal decontaminations

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-143

  Gao, Pengfei ^a   El Ayouby, Nadia ^a   Wassell, James T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetone; Breakthrough time; Chemical protective gloves; Decontamination; Dermal exposure; Reusability; Skin; Steady state permeation rate; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; NEOPRENE; NITRILE; RUBBER; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; GLOVE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STEADY STATE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECONTAMINATION; ELASTOMERS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; MATERIALS TESTING; NEOPRENE; NITRILES; PERMEABILITY; RUBBER; TOLUENE;

EID: 13244295428     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20121     Document Type: Article

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