Unrecorded alcohol consumption in Russia: Toxic denaturants and disinfectants pose additional risks

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 198-205

  Solodun, Yuriy V ^a   Monakhova, Yulia B ^b,c   Kuballa, Thomas ^b   Samokhvalov, Andriy V ^d,e   Rehm, Jürgen ^d,e,f   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^b,f  

^a Irkutsk Forensic Institute   (Russian Federation)

^b Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

^c SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol poisoning; product quality; risk assessment; Russia; unrecorded alcohol

Indexed keywords

ACETALDOXIME; ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; METHANOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; URETHAN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLE; TOXICOLOGY; VODKA;

EID: 84856982725     PISSN: 13376853     EISSN: 13379569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10102-011-0030-x     Document Type: Review

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