Determination of ethanol in breath for legal purposes using a five-filter infrared analyzer: Studies on response to volatile interfering substances

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Jones, Alan Wayne ^a   Andersson, Lars ^b  

^a Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology   (Sweden)

^b Natl Laboratory of Forensic Science   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; 2 PROPANOL; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANE; ETHER; ETHYLBENZENE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; METHANE; METHANOL; OCTANE; PENTANE; PROPANE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRIVER; EXPIRED AIR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KETOGENESIS; LEGAL ASPECT; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 72349096166     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/2/2/026006     Document Type: Article

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