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Congener fingerprinting

The use of the full volatile congener profile (fusel alcohols, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, pyridine, MIBK) in illicit liquor samples to establish batch linkage, trace supply chains, and identify the methanol source (fermentation by-product vs denatured spirit vs pure methanol addition).

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Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)Anion-gap metabolic acidosisFomepizole (4-methylpyrazole)Formate (formic acid)FSSAI methanol limitHaemodialysis in methanol poisoningLatency periodPyridineVitreous humour

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