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Period 4, box 3 1) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS, online database). National Toxicology Information Program, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. 1993.
2) U.S. Environmenal Protection Agency. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) on Methanol. National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. 1999.

3) Methanol Institute. (2011, July). Methanol health effects. Methanol Facts. Retrieved February 1, 2013, from http://www.methanol.org/Health-And-Safety/Safe-Handling/Methanol-Health-Effects.aspx
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Methanol is a clear, colorless liquid that belongs to a class of substances called alcoholics. Methanol has the simplest chemical makeup in the group, which CH3OH. By combining carbon monoxide and hydrogen, molecular weight is 32.04 g. Methanol or methyl alcohol is typically found in alcoholic beverages. In fact, during prohibition many people died or became severely ill from methanol poisoning when they drank the liquid as a substitute for commercial liquor. Methane gases are sometimes used to power automobiles, which is a source of emition for methanol. Drinking even a small amount of methane alcohol will paralyze the optic



Bibliography: 2) U.S. Environmenal Protection Agency. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) on Methanol. National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. 1999. 3) Methanol Institute. (2011, July). Methanol health effects. Methanol Facts. Retrieved February 1, 2013, from http://www.methanol.org/Health-And-Safety/Safe-Handling/Methanol-Health-Effects.aspx 4) U

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