GLOVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON SOLVENTS (a)

CHEMICAL	BUTYL (30 mil)	NATURAL RUBBER	NEOPRENE	NITRILE (15 mil)	VITON (30 mil)
Acids & Bases	--	--	E	--	--
Acetone	E	--	G (hw)	--	--
Acetonitrile	E	--	G	F	--
Benzene	--	--	F	F	E
Carbon tetrachloride	--	--	--	E	E
Chlorobutane	--	--	--	E	--
Chlorform	--	--	F	F	E
Cyclohexane	--	--	G	E	E
Diethyl Ether b	--	--	--	G	--
Dimethyl Formamide	E	E	G	--	--
Dimethyl Sulfoxide	E	--	E	G	--
Dioxane	E	G	G	G	--
Ethanol	E	E	E	E	E
Ethyl Acetate	E	G	--	F	--
Hexanes	--	--	G	E	E
Methanol	E	--	G	G	E
Methylene Chloride b	F	--	F	F	G
Pentane	--	--	G	E	E
2-Propanol	E	E	E (hw)	E	E
Pyridine	F	G	--	--	G
Tetrahydrofuran b	--	--	F	--	--
Toluene	F	--	F	--	E
Xylenes	--	--	G (hw)	--	E

Source: Forsberg and Keith (1989) Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index Book, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.

(a) Assumes at least 14 mil thick unless stated otherwise

(b) Best glove available is PVA (polyvinylalcohol) - special order

(hw) = heavy weight usually 20-30 mil thick

E = Excellent - 8 hour full immersion protection

G = Good - 20 to 60 minute immersion protection

F = Fair - 2 to 19 minute immersion protection

Last modified 21-March-2002