1 Sep 2022

Rogue alcohols

From Nights, 7:12 pm on 1 September 2022

In light of a recent coroner's report regarding a death following the ingestion of ethylene glycol (antifreeze), toxicologis Leo Schep gives us a brief summary of three common alcohols that are toxic.

Fluorescent green-dyed antifreeze is visible in the radiator header tank when car radiator cap is removed

Photo: EvelynGiggles, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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