2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/2016-irkutsk-mass-methanol-poisoning

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1. Where is 2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning?Irkutsk, Russia
2. What is the date of incident?December 2016
3. What is the number of fatalities?Over 70 people
4. What happened in Irkutsk in 2016?In December 2016, more than 70 people died from methanol poisoning after drinking a fake bath oil called Boyaryshnik.
5. Why was the drink called Boyaryshnik dangerous?It was meant to be a bath product, but some batches contained methanol, a poisonous chemical that can make people very sick or blind.

Surrogate Alcohol: Illicitly produced alcoholic beverages designed to mimic legitimate ones, often containing dangerous adulterants like methanol.
Methanol: A highly toxic alcohol (CH3OH) used industrially, causing severe health effects including blindness and death if ingested.
Metabolic Acidosis: A condition where the body produces too much acid or the kidneys cannot remove enough acid, often a consequence of methanol poisoning.
Post-Soviet Era: The period following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, characterized by significant political and economic transitions in former Soviet republics.