Table 2.

Characteristics of some plastics used in daily products, PPE and packaging (Haque, 2019; Li et al., 2016).

Used product		Plastic material	Density (g/cm3)	Specific gravity
Face mask	Non-woven type	PP	0.89–0.91	0.85–0.83
		PE	0.93–0.98	0.91–0.96
		PAN	1.184	1.06–1.08
	Woven type	Polyamide	1.14	1.13–1.35
		PEs	1.38	1.40
Protective gown, disposable apron		LDPE	0.91–0.93	0.91–0.93
		PP	0.89–0.91	0.85–0.83
Face shield		PP	0.89–0.91	0.85–0.83
		PE	0.93–0.98	0.91–0.96
Hand gloves		PU	0.08	1.067
		PS	1.04–1.11	1.08
		PAN	1.184	1.06–1.08
Boots		PU	0.08	1.067
		PAN	1.184	1.06–1.08
		PVC	1.20–1.45	1.4
Plastic bottles		HDPE	0.93–0.97	0.94
		PP	0.89–0.91	0.85–0.83
		PET	1.38–1.39	1.37
Single used Plastic		PE	0.93–0.98	0.91–0.96
		PET	1.38–1.39	1.37