| PE | Polyethylene |
| V | Unwrapped |
| B | Biological activity |
| W/S | Physicochemical factors of water and sun |
| WA | Physicochemical factors of water and air |
| S/A | Physicochemical factors of sun and air |
| DTs | Degradation temperatures |
| DT1 | First change in mass by water loss |
| DT2 | Second change in mass by water loss |
| DT3 | Third change by total mass loss |
| GTT | Glass transition temperature |
| CT | Crystallization temperature |
| MT | Melting temperature |
| Wi | Initial weight |
| Wf | Final weight |