TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Identification of drunken-drivers in Sweden who consume denatured alcohol preparations
JO  - Journal of traffic medicine
A1  - Jones, A. W.
A1  - Lund, M.
A1  - Andersson, E.
SP  - e19
EP  - e19
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0345-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -