Guidance

Methanol: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about methanol (also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, carbinol), for use in chemical incidents.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
13 January 2012
Last updated
14 August 2019 — See all updates

Documents

Methanol: general information

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Methanol: incident management

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Methanol: toxicological overview

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Updates to this page

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 14 August 2019 + show all updates

  1. Updated incident management document.

  2. Uploaded methanol: general information.

  3. Updated version of incident management.

  4. Updated toxicological overview, and removed compilation PDF with duplicate content.

  5. First published.

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