MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS

• NCJ Number: 10304
• Journal: Police Research Bulletin Issue: 5 Dated: (JANUARY 1968) Pages: 17-21
• Author(s): R WASSERM; M P GARDNER; A COHEN
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 170 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Massachusetts Governor's Public Safety Commission; Great Britain Police
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASUREMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF ENGLAND'S ROAD SAFETY ACT.

Abstract

SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF CONVENTIONAL CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL METHODS ARE POINTED OUT AND A MORE SENSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE, GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY, IS DESCRIBED. THIS NEWER TECHNIQUE IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN WORKING WITH SAMPLES OF SMALL VOLUME.