Plastic Guidelines for Common Chemicals

Table Key
Rating Abbreviation
  1. Satisfactory
  2. Probably Satisfactory
  3. No Information Available
  4. Unsatisfactory
  • 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

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