Clinical Study

Lead Contamination of Surgical Gloves by Contact with a Lead Hand

Table 1

Lead recovered from each glove with increasing number of wipes across a lead hand.

Glove numberNumber of wipes across a lead handPb ( 𝜇 g)

Glove 1 (control)02
Glove 25875
Glove 310965
Glove 4151200
Glove 5202010