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speaking the simplest of the alcohols.
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It's actually ubiquitous in the environment.
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There are small traces of its vapor in the atmosphere,
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But atmospheric methanol is easily oxidized by sunlight.
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Is it toxic?
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Ingesting 10 milliliters of it will cause permanent blindness,
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And as little as 30 is potentially fatal.
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These victims had between 5 and 6 ounces in their lungs.
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You know, if they were immersed in it,
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They would have died even without ingesting or inhaling it.
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When absorbed through the skin,
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It depresses the central nervous system