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  2. Methanol toxicity - Wikipedia

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    First, methanol (whether it enters the body by ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through the skin) can be fatal due to its CNS depressant properties in the same manner as ethanol poisoning. Second, in a process of toxication , it is metabolized to formic acid (which is present as the formate ion) via formaldehyde in a process initiated by ...

  3. What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can ...

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    What is methanol? Methanol, a colourless liquid with a faintly sweet pungent smell, completely mixes with water. It’s very similar to ethanol – the pure form of alcohol in alcoholic drinks.

  4. List of methanol poisoning incidents - Wikipedia

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    If as little as 10 ml of pure methanol is ingested, for example, it can break down into formic acid, which can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerve, and 30 ml is potentially fatal, [2] although the median lethal dose is typically 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) (i.e. 1–2 ml/kg body weight) of pure methanol. [3]

  5. Methanol - Wikipedia

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    Methanol and its vapours are flammable. Moderately toxic for small animals – Highly toxic to large animals and humans (in high concentrations) – May be fatal/lethal or cause blindness and damage to the liver, kidneys, and heart if swallowed – Toxicity effects from repeated over exposure have an accumulative effect on the central nervous system, especially the optic nerve – Symptoms may ...

  6. Hostel staff detained after 6 deaths linked to alcohol poisoning

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    Methanol is a toxic alcohol that can be added to liquor to increase its potency but can cause blindness, liver damage and death. On their travel advice websites, U.K. and Australian authorities ...

  7. Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of killed British ...

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    What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths? 12:24 , Holly Evans Six people, including a British backpacker, have died allegedly after drinking ...

  8. Mass poisoning blamed on tainted alcohol, with American among ...

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    An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days.. The State Department said the U.S ...

  9. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    Some gases, such as propane and butane gases, are inhaled directly from the canister. Once these solvents or gases are inhaled, the extensive capillary surface of the lungs rapidly absorbs the solvent or gas, and blood levels peak rapidly. The intoxication effects occur so quickly that the effects of inhalation can resemble the intensity of ...