Evaluation of methanol content of illegal beverages using GC and an easier modified Chromotropic acid method; a cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Nasim Zamani (Author), Ali Rafizadeh (Author), Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam (Author), Alireza Akhavan-Tavakoli (Author), Mahdi Ghorbani-Samin (Author), Maryam Akhgari (Author), Shahab Shariati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Methanol is highly toxic to human beings and naturally exists in some beverages. Having access to an easy and cheap method for its determination is of great importance to increase the safety of use of these beverages. Our main aim is to evaluate methanol concentration of some alc...