Nonwoven barrier laminates are provided having a desirable balance of properties,
including barrier properties, strength, static dissipation, fluid repellency, aesthetics
and tactile properties. The nonwoven barrier laminates of the invention generally
include outer spunbonded layers, at least one hydrophobic microporous layer between
the outer spunbonded layers, and at least one discrete layer of electrically conductive
strands. A multiplicity of discrete bond sites bond the various layers of the nonwoven
barrier laminate into a coherent fabric.