Plastic Guidelines for Common Chemicals
Table Key
Rating
- Satisfactory
- Probably Satisfactory
- No Information Available
- Unsatisfactory
Abbreviation
- LDPE – Low Density Polyethylene
- HDPE – High Density Polyethylene
- PP – Polypropylene
- PVC – Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride
- PET & PET-G – Polyester & Co-Polyester
- SAN – Styrene Acrylonitrile
- PS – Polystyrene
Product / Plastic | LDPE | HDPE | PP | PVC | PET PET-G |
SAN | PS |
Adhesives, Industrial | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Antifreeze, Ethylene Glycol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Antifreeze, Windshield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Auto Wash and Polish | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Cooling System Cleaner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Creosote | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Dairy Cleaning Chemicals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Duplicator Fluids | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Embalming Fluid, Formaldehyde | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Gasoline | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Hydraulic Brake Fluid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Liquid Fertilizer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Lubricating Oil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Metal Cleaners (Phosphoric Acid) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Milk Stone Remover | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Outboard Motor Oil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Paint Colourants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Photographic Chemicals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Pool Chlorine, Liquid & Solid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Rust Remover (Hydrofluoric Acid) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Rust Remover (Phosphoric Acid) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wash Primer (Phosphoric Acid) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Weed Killer | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Whitewall Tire Cleaner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Windshield, Window & Eyeglass Cleaners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |