Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Methanol

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Methanol-laced drinks claim dozens of lives in Peru

At least 54 people have died in Peru over the past month after they consumed bottled drinks containing methanol, a toxic form of alcohol, the South American country's health ministry said Monday.

Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal

Methanol was found in the blood of the 21 teenagers who died last month in a bar in South Africa's city of East London, according to a health official. Methanol—often called wood alcohol—is a toxic chemical and if ingested ...