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Methanol poisoning most commonly occurs following the drinking of windshield washer fluid. [2] This may be accidental or as part of an attempted suicide. Toxicity may also rarely occur through extensive skin exposure or breathing in fumes. [1]
The resulting poisoning led to dozens of casualties and deaths among residents of the Novo-Lenino neighborhood in Irkutsk. A subsequent government investigation found that the surrogate alcohol's producer sourced the methanol from an employee of a local windshield washer fluid production facility. In response to the poisoning, in mid-2017 the ...
In October and November 2005, 34 people in Magadan died from methanol poisoning after drinking tainted liquor. [62] In December 2016, 72 people died in a mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk, Siberia. The poisoning was precipitated by drinking counterfeit surrogate alcohol—actually scented bath lotion that was marked as not safe for consumption ...
Toxicology tests on the ingredients of drinks consumed by seven tourists who fell ill in Fiji showed “no methanol or illicit substances,” authorities on the South Pacific island said Wednesday.
Methanol is used as a solvent and as an antifreeze in pipelines and windshield washer fluid. Methanol was used as an automobile coolant antifreeze in the early 1900s. [ 48 ] As of May 2018, methanol was banned in the EU for use in windscreen washing or defrosting due to its risk of human consumption [ 49 ] [ 50 ] as a result of 2012 Czech ...
Windshield washer fluid is sold in many formulations, some are pre-mixed and others require dilution before use. Common washer fluid solutions are given labels such as "All-Season", "Bug Remover", or "De-icer". Typical formulations include a surfactant, water softener, and an antifreeze (but not glycol based as in coolants). Alkyl sulfates and ...
In 1995, the U.S. state of Oregon required that denatonium benzoate be added to products containing sweet-tasting ethylene glycol and methanol such as antifreeze and windshield washer fluid to prevent poisonings of children and animals. [11] In December 2012, U.S. manufacturers voluntarily agreed to add denatonium benzoate to antifreeze sold ...
Toby Fischer lets his 20-year-old truck warm up in the dark. Frost has stuck to the windows — “like concrete,” he says. The ice melts slowly, revealing cracks that span the length of the windshield. He shifts into reverse, and the truck skids over a slick patch before the tires grip the road again.