Guide to Gloves

Source: Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home. Second Edition. 1989. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project.

# Glove Types Guide to Gloves
1 Natural Rubber or Latex glove
2 Neoprene Rubber glove
3 Latex/Neoprene glove
4 Butyl Rubber glove
5 Buna-N or NBR Rubber glove
6 Nitrile glove
7 Polyvinyl chloride glove

PRODUCT BEING HANDLED TYPE OF GLOVE
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PAINTS & SOLVENTS
Lacquer thinner
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paints (oil-based)
 
 
 
 
 
Paints (water-based), acrylics, latex, lucite
Paint thinner and mineral spirits
 
 
 
Paint and varnish remover
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar (asphalt and roofing)
 
 
 
Turpentine
 
 
 
Wood filler and putty
 
 
 
 
 
Wood stains and varnish
 
 
 
GARDEN
Fertilizer
Pesticides: weed killers (herbicides)
 
 
 
Pesticides: animal killers
 
 
 
 
 
AUTOMOTIVE
Battery acid
 
 
 
 
Car wax
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline, Motor oil, and Transmission fluid
 
 
 
 
Kerosene and Diesel fuel
 
 
 
Windshield wiper fluid
HOBBIES
Adhesives and Cements
 
 
 
 
 
Dyes, fiber reactive
 
 
 
 
 
Photographic solutions (black and white developers, stop baths, fix baths)
 
 
 
Swimming pool chemicals
 
 
 
 
CLEANERS
Acetone (ketones)
 
 
 
All-purpose and ammonia-based cleaners
Aluminum cleaner (with hydrofluoric acid)
 
 
 
 
Ammonia
Bleach
 
 
 
 
Degreasing solutions
 
 
 
 
 
Detergents
Disinfectants and Deodorizers
Drain cleaners and openers
 
 
 
Furniture polish
 
 
 
Isopropyl alcohol
Lye
 
 
 
Oven cleaner
 
 
 
Septic tank cleaner
 
 
 
Shoe polish
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spot removers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Toilet bowl cleaner
 
 
 
Upholstery, rug and carpet cleaners
 
 
 


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