Environmental impacts of examination gloves made of natural rubber and nitrile rubber, identified by life‐cycle assessment

Abstract Medical examination gloves made of natural rubber (NR; powdered and non‐powdered) and synthetic nitrile rubber (NBR) were compared in terms of their environmental impact using life cycle assessments spanning material extraction, transportation to the glove production factory, the production...

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Main Authors: Supatra Patrawoot, Thierry Tran, Marisa Arunchaiya, Voranuch Somsongkul, Yusuf Chisti, Nanthiya Hansupalak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:SPE Polymers
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10036