@article{ref1,
title="Identification of drunken-drivers in Sweden who consume denatured alcohol preparations",
journal="Journal of traffic medicine",
year="1987",
author="Jones, A. W. and Lund, M. and Andersson, E.",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="e19-e19",
abstract="The official method of forensic alcohol analysis currently used in Sweden involves computer aided head space chromatography of whole blood after dilution (1 + 10) with n-propanol as internal standard. Triplicate determinations are made with aliquots taken from two separate tubes of blood and the chromatography is done on three different stationary phases: carbopak c, carbopak b, and 15% carbowax 20 m on chromosorb w. This provides a routine screen test for the presence of 2-butanone in blood. A positive finding strongly suggests that the individual from which the blood is taken has consumed denatured alcohol. This is because denatured alcohol preparations such as t-red contain acetone and 2-butanone as additives. These ketones can be converted into secondary alcohol by the liver. The concentrations of acetone and 2-propanol as well as of 2-butanone and 2-butanol in the forensic blood samples is highly correlated. (abstract of a paper presented at an international workshop of the international committee on alcohol drugs and traffic safety, 6-7 September 1987, duesseldorf, Federal republic of Germany). (TRRL)<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0345-5564",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}