Permeation of chemical protective clothing by three binary solvent mixtures

An evaluation of glove materials against three different binary chemical mixtures selected from common industrial solvents was conducted. Changes in breakthrough time and permeation rate of the mixture components were evaluated as a function of the mixture composition. An increase in employee risk r...

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Published inAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association journal Vol. 47; no. 4; p. 236
Main Authors Mickelsen, R L, Roder, M M, Berardinelli, S P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1986
Subjects
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Permeability
Protective Devices - standards
Risk
Solvents - adverse effects
Time Factors
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Summary:An evaluation of glove materials against three different binary chemical mixtures selected from common industrial solvents was conducted. Changes in breakthrough time and permeation rate of the mixture components were evaluated as a function of the mixture composition. An increase in employee risk resulting from early mixture breakthrough time and enhanced mixture permeation rate over that of the pure chemicals was demonstrated. The permeation of a binary mixture through chemical protective clothing could not be predicted by the permeation results of the pure components. It is recommended that chemical protective clothing be tested for its permeation characteristics with the use of the chemical mixtures and conditions that reflect the work site exposure.
ISSN:0002-8894
DOI:10.1080/15298668691389685