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Chemical Breakthrough Times for Footwear (Onguard® Chart)
          
NFPA-National Fire Protection Association) To pass the applicable boot requirements for NFPA 1991, 2000 edition, boots are independently tested to verify compliance. Boots must resist permeation for 1 hour or more against each chemical in the NFPA 1991, 2000 edition battery. The battery consists of 15 chemical liquids and 6 chemical gases. The boots must also pass a flammability resistance test. Hazmax® kneeboots have successfully passed all of these tests.
NORMALIZED BREAKTHROUGH TIME (MIN)
Using BT criteria 0.1 mg/cm2/min
MAXIMUM PERMEATION RATE:
ug/cm2/min

CHEMICAL

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Acetone Ketone >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Acetonitrile Nitrile >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Ammonia (gas) Basic Inorganic Compound >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03
1, 3-Butadiene (gas) Hydrocarbon Gas >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Carbon Disulfide Sulfur Organic Compound >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.02 <0.02 17.4 5.8
Chlorine (gas) Acidic Inorganic Gas >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002
Dichloromethane Chlorinated Hydrocarbon >180 153 >180 171 <0.03 <0.85 <0.03 0.3
Diethylamine Amine >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Dimethylformamide Amide >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Ethyl Acetate Ester >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.09 <0.09 <0.09 <0.09
Ethylene Oxide (gas) Heterocyclic Compound >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Hexane Aliphatic Hydrocarbon >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Hydrogen Chloride (gas) Inorganic Gas & Vapor >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Methanol Alcohol >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Methyl Chloride (gas) Halogen Compound Gas >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02
Nitrobenzene Nitrogen Organic Compound >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Sodium Hydroxide Inorganic Base >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Sulfuric Acid Inorganic Acid >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Tetrachloroethylene Chlorinated Hydrocarbon (olefin) >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Tetrahydrofuran Heterocyclic Ether >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04
Toluene Aromatic Hydrocarbon >180 >180 >180 >180 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
NORMALIZED BREAKTHROUGH TIME (MIN)
Using BT criteria 0.1 mg/cm2/min
MAXIMUM PERMEATION RATE:
ug/cm2/min

CHEMICAL

Chemical Class

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Acetic Acid (Glacial) Carboxylic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Acrylic Acid Carboxylic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Acrylonitrile Nitrile 160 136 136 144 34 34 36 35
Arsenic Acid Inorganic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bromine (Liquid) Elements 444 400 420 421 1.3 99 30 43
Chromic Acid Inorganic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dimethyl Hydrazine Hydrazines 240 232 288 253 2.1 2.6 1.8 2.2
Epichlorohydrin Halogen Compound 216 196

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209 38 37 32 74
Ethylene Dichloride Aliphatic Halogen Compound 188 120 144 151 48 48 45 47
Hydrazine Hydrazines >480 >480 >480 >480 0.03 N/A 0.002 0.01
Hydrofluoric Acid (48%) Inorganic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hydrogen Fluoride (99%) Inorganic Acid 45 30 30 35 500 500 500 500
Nitric Acid (70%) Inorganic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nitrogen Dioxide Inorganic Gases & Vapors 450 >480 390 440 0.16 0.01 0.19 0.12
Nitrogen Tetroxide Inorganic Gases & Vapors >480 270 330 360 N/A 0.1 0.12 0.07
Oleum (30%) Inorganic Acid >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) Aromatic Isocyanate >480 >480 >480 >480 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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