Post: Running on Sarin, are we?
Running on Sarin, are we? →
Posted Wednesday 8th October 2008 11:53 GMT
In German methanol unit wins Pentagon portable-power prize
Hardly! But methanol IS a nerve poison. Here's a snippet and a link to the Canadian government site it comes from:
In one study, symptoms of blurred vision, headaches, dizziness, nausea and skin problems were reported in teachers aides exposed to duplicating fluid containing 99% methanol (Frederick et al., 1984). Individual aides worked as little as 1 hr/day for 1 day a week to 8 hrs/day for 5 days/wk. The workers’ total exposure duration was not mentioned. A dose-response relationship was observed between the self-reported amount...
http://oehha.ca.gov/air/chronic_rels/pdf/67561.pdf
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