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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Latex Gloves

Here is a link to an interesting article about how latex gloves are made and why 17-18% of the population has an allergy to them. Not all allergies are the same and this article takes a look at what causes the different types of sensitive to our most important item of personal protective equipment.

http://www.immune.com/rubber/nr3.html

1 comment:

  1. These gloves will make a great addition to my collection.

    Thank you & kindest regards,
    Bambi

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