Evaluation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as an interference on commercial breath-alcohol analyzers

Forensic Science International

Volumn 123, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 111-118

  Buckley, Timothy J ^a,c   Pleil, Joachim D ^a   Bowyer, James R ^b   Davis, J Michael ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol breath analyzer; Biomarker; Body burden; Breath; Ethanol; Exposure; Inhalation; Interference; Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035579230     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00534-5     Document Type: Article

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