A rapid and non-invasive method to determine toxic levels of alcohols and γ-hydroxybutyric acid in saliva samples by gas chromatography-differential mobility spectrometry

Work over the first eighteen months of the project has identified metabolomic markers of exposure to pesticides and toxic alcohols. A publication by Prof Thomas's Loughborough group reported identification of the toxic alcohols methanol, ethylene glycol, and 1,3-propandiol, and their metabolites, as well as ethanol in human saliva.