Xylene will penetrate nitrile gloves within minutes, so it's good practice to
change gloves when they're wetted with xylene.
You can check this yourself by sniffing your hands after pulling off gloves
contaminated with xylene, you'll know if a 'considerable' amount of xylene has
come through.
The best type is the one used to handle paint removers (paint thinners).
René J.
From: Richardson, Pam K pkric...@gundluth.org
To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 3:52 PM
Subject: [Histonet]
I would like to know the answer to this one too. I've been using nitrile
gloves, which are rated as having moderate protection against xylene (they
slow down how quickly xylene goes through them?) The brand I use is what's
in our stockroom: Kimberly Clark and they come in a pretty purple. :-)
