RT Report T1 Methanol - Environmental Health Criteria 196 A1 World Health Organization, K1 environmental health K1 toxic substance K1 carcinogen K1 micro-organism K1 terrestrial ecosystem PB World Health Organization SN 92 4 157196 9 SN 0250-863X YR 1997 FD 1997 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29474 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29474 NO Methanol is a clear, colourless, volatile flammable liquid with a mild alcoholic odour when pure. It is miscible with water and many organic solvents and forms many binary azeotropic mixtures. Methanol occurs naturally in humans, animals and plants. It is a natural constituent in blood, urine, saliva and expired air. NO Not Available DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 24, 2026