Blood alcohol concentration determined from urine samples as a practical equivalent or alternative to blood and breath alcohol tests

J Forensic Sci. 1985 Jan;30(1):194-207.

Abstract

The value of urine tests for determining an equivalent blood alcohol concentration in driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement cases is reviewed from a historical, theoretical, and practical perspective. The limits of precision and accuracy that can be ascribed to urine alcohol results are demonstrated through an evaluation of actual case results wherein both a first void and a subsequent urine sample were analyzed and converted to an equivalent blood alcohol concentration (BAC) using a urine to blood conversion factor of 1.3:1.

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholic Intoxication / diagnosis*
  • Automobile Driving
  • Breath Tests*
  • Ethanol / blood
  • Ethanol / urine*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Ethanol