Comment by rotifer

> Also, the article mentions you need nitrile gloves to protect yourself from it.

I don't see that. With respect to an OSHA bulletin, the article says:

  The bulletin also urged that, aside from wearing a face shield, anyone working with dimethylmercury should wear Silver Shield laminate gloves beneath abrasion-resistant outer gloves.

The mention of nitrile gloves is in a more general context:

  Sugden points out that, when dealing with toxic substances, labs have shifted from latex gloves to nitrile gloves, [...]