Re: Latex Glove Permeability

[Gary Masters <gmasters@csn.net>]

We have seen degradation of latex gloves due to UV light exposure.  The 
type of gloves we've experienced this in is the heavy weight orange latex 
gloves we use in glovebag applications.  The vendors we contacted 
indicated that there had been an increase in the price of the grade of latex 
they usually use and that they had started using a lower grade of latex.

I haven't heard of any permeability problems associated with the 
degradation, but on the heavy weight gloves the degradation is visibly 
obvious and we change gloves that exhibit signs of degradation.  Signs of 
degradation that we've observed include; a powdery residue, 
discoloration, and a gummy texture.

I suggest a call to the vendor to see if they've had a formulation change.


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