Glove permeation by propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate - a photoresist solvent used in semiconductor device processing

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• Personal Author:
  Sulewski R ; Zellers ET
• Description:
  A study was made of the permeation of propylene-glycol-monomethyl- ether-acetate (84540578) (PGMEA) through various gloves commonly used in semiconductor fabrication facilities. Permeation tests were performed using a 5.1 centimeter diameter test cell in an open loop configuration with nitrogen as the collection medium. Gloves tested included North B-161 (butyl rubber), Edmont Nytek 49-155 (nitrile rubber), Pioneer Trionic (natural/nitrile/neoprene blend), Playtex 827 (natural/neoprene blend), and Edmont Puretek 30-139 (natural rubber). The butyl rubber gloves provided the highest level of resistance of PGMEA with no breakthrough being observed over the 4 hour test period. Nitrile rubber gloves provided excellent permeation resistance as well with a break through time of 147 minutes. Gloves composed of natural rubber and blends of natural rubber with other polymers provided much shorter breakthrough times. Of all the gloves tested the North Model B-161 butyl rubber glove provided the best protection against PGMEA. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Semiconductors Skin Solvents
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Electronics-industry Hand-protection Materials-testing NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Organic-solvents Personal-protective-equipment Skin-exposure
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  392-397
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00208488
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1992 Jun; 7(6):392-397
• Contact Point Address:
  Environmental & Indust Health University of Michigan 109 S Observatory Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
• CAS Registry Number:
  Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (CAS RN 84540-57-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19890701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  19900630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204814/cdc_204814_DS1.pdf
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