BREATH TESTS FOR DETERMINING ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD

The use in the courtroom of breath tests to determine blood alcohol levels is an area where legal mechanisms, i.e. courtroom procedures and implied consent laws, have been built around contributions made by Science and Technology. This article discusses these society interactions and also outlines the current state-of-the-art with respect to these breath tests, including a discussion of the physiological basis for the tests and a description of some commercial breath-testing devices.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American University

  Development Education and Training Research Institute
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Lovell, W S
• Publication Date: 1972-10-20

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 264-272
• Serial:
  • Science
  • Volume: 178
  • Issue Number: 4058
  • Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • ISSN: 0036-8075
  • Serial URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Blood alcohol levels; Legal factors; Physiological aspects; Scientific method; Social factors; State of the art studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222008
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 322
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1986 12:00AM