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Dominick A. Labianca

Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (4), p 508

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p508

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 1999

Section:

Toxicology

Abstract

Arguments are presented to support the position that many DUI arrestees can be in the absorptive state. Under that condition, breath-alcohol analysis can be particularly discriminatory to test subjects, and the author provides data consistent with this conclusion.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Chemometrics

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The Flawed Nature of the Calibration Factor in Breath-Alcohol Analysis
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Journal of Chemical Education2002 79 (10), 1237
- The Flawed Nature of the Calibration Factor in Breath-Alcohol Analysis
  Dominick A. Labianca
  Journal of Chemical Education2002 79 (10), 1237
  Breath-alcohol analyzers used by law enforcement agencies to evaluate suspected driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) drivers are routinely calibrated with standard, dilute aqueous solutions of ethanol known as simulator solutions. The analyzers are deemed ...
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