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Subject: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
Category: Science > Chemistry
Asked by: cyg-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 05 May 2004 12:38 PDT
Expires: 04 Jun 2004 12:38 PDT
Question ID: 341601
Generally: What analytical methods are used to determine the
concentration of alcohol in a urine sample. What is the minimum
quantity (in milliliters) for the sample to provide accurate results ?

Specifically: What analytical method is used by the medical bureau of
road safety in the republic of Ireland, and the minimum sample
quantity they need for accurate results.
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Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: tutuzdad-ga on 05 May 2004 12:48 PDT
 
I recommend you break your question up into two equally priced
questions. It may be that someone can find an answer to part 1 of your
question but be unable to answer part 2. This will likely prevent
anyone from answering your question at all. On the other hand, with
two separate questions, one of them may very well be answered even
though the answer to the other remains elusive.

Regards;
Tutuzdad-ga
Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: corwin02-ga on 05 May 2004 14:35 PDT
 
Urine testing requires less then a drop of urine (my best guess would be 1 ml) 

Alcohol however is hardly ever tested using urine samples , more
common and faster are breath analyzers and saliva tests

The cutoff for most products governmental agencies use is 0.02%
Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: pctyszka-ga on 05 May 2004 17:15 PDT
 
From:
http://www.nsc.ie/road_safety/advice.cfm

The limits are set out in Road Traffic Act, 1994 as follows:

* over 107 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine

So technically, the minimum amount of urine required would be 100
millilitres to determine accurately that 107 milligrammes of alcohol
are present.
Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: dr_bob-ga on 05 May 2004 18:30 PDT
 
http://toxicology.lsumc.edu/ethanol.htm
Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: dr_bob-ga on 05 May 2004 18:45 PDT
 
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1359-6357.2003.00605.x/full/
Subject: Re: urine alcohol testing (concentration of)
From: neilzero-ga on 05 May 2004 19:14 PDT
 
Hi corwin: One mililiter = 1 ml = one cubic centimeter. One drop would
be about twenty micro liters = 20 cubic milimeters. I'm guessing on
the 20.  Neil

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