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WASHINGTON WORKS
GLOVE TESTING FOR C8 (Ammonium Perfluorooctanoat*> PBPMPa^rnW Haskell Laboratory Report No. 612-81
r 0t OValuation oi fivo types of gloves for their permeation
below sSaLa^pllees3.of\t;hr g?loUv3e.s3w1eUrtei0tnestfeCd"i8n duplCi'c8atderyiPnw1d0eorL*rgelasrseported HaskeH permeation cells with water used as a collection medium on the
A 10 aliquot of the collect^ L S I was anaiyzed for C-8 after in 8 hour exposure by spectrophotometry following the methylene blui method for determination of C-8 andC-9 dispersing agents.Tl) Breakthrough was determined when a detectable amount
Cf-a8 was 1 ug/mL m th?e* collection medium. The Maimum detection I i T r
. Results:
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The results of the evaluation are shown in Table 1. Discussion:
Results of the evaluation show that three of the glove samples do have a measur-oie breakthrough time and permeation rate after 8 hours of continuous
TM 3% " I ? * 4' C-8. However, the permeation f S . very low indicating that thd materials do offer some resistance to C-8.
0iovR!fUlfS f t6StS p<irforaed with C-8 Powder show that in four of the
Lposu^ndonlv
b9erved after ei?ht hurs of continuous
rrom Best MManuifa7ctturin^g CSommapialnya.iDount Pa "eated in the yellow latex sam*ple
aaain ^ eiei0re^ f ependin9 rt the intended use of th(* glove for protection
7?/f
f?OVa 327_y (latex glove) or Best Manufacturing
S imn sJo?luLtnionn oPrrenase anidbreyr)pow9dlerV.e would offer the best protection a^gainst
Company Sanitized. Poes not contain TSCACBf
Report by; Norman w. Henry, m Research Chemist
/? , Approved by: 1 A-cJ }4j yitsfr*,**-*-
Bruce M. Monroe Section Supervisor Analytical Chemistry Section (1) Polymer Products Dept. Method Code number W 240.240 10/9/69 pgs. 1-5
NWH:BMM:jms Date Issued: October 23, 1981
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TABLE 1
Glove Material
Color
Edmont-Wilson Scorpio (Neoprene)
London Rubber Limited . (Neo-synthetic l a t e x . rubber, fioc lined)
Green Pink
Nova Rubber Company, ta Nova 327-y (Latex)
Best Manufacturing Article 702 (Natural Latex)
Best Manufacturing Article 724 (Neoprene Rubber)
Yellow Yellow Black
Thickness mm 1.42 .64
.76 .83
.71
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hour. continuous
Breakthrough Time Hours puwaer
<8 N.D.
<8 N.D.
N.D.<2> N.D. <8 <8
N.D.
N.D.
Permeation Rate - ,Mfl/min/cm2 30% sol. powder
0.5 N.D. '
0.1 N.D.
N.D. 0.3 N.D.
N.D. 8 X lo"4 N.D.
Company Sanitized. Does no! contain t s c a CBJ