- Sources
- Windshield wiper
- Industrial solvents: used in industrial settings as a solvent in paint thinners, varnishes, and cleaning products.
- Fuel additive: sometimes added to fuel, especially in racing fuel (less common mode of ingestion).
- Homemade alcohol (moonshine): errors in the distilling process can lead to accidental methanol fermentation and ingestion.
- Methanol poisoning can cause severe brain and retinal toxicity
- Survivors may experience blindness and Parkinsonian-like syndrome
- Causes AGMA
Treatment