INFLUENCE OF BREATH TEMPERATURE ON BLOOD ALCOHOL DETERMINATION BY BREATH ANALYSIS

The author is giving his response to a paper by the same title and published in this journal (V26, pp. 371-377, 1965). Comments by the author of the original paper are also included. The response and comments are concerned with the flame ionization detector, the design of the original experiment, and the importance of mouth temperature as a factor in the breath-alcohol relationship.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also HS-039 332 (TRIS 453166).
• Corporate Authors:

  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Wright, B M
• Publication Date: 1966

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 112-115
• Serial:
  • Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 27
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Blood alcohol levels; Detectors; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Experiments; Human subject testing; Ionization; Temperature
• Old TRIS Terms: Flame ionization detector
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 329
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM