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Metrological verification of alcohol breathalyzers

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A summary is presented of the metrological verification of alcohol breathalyzers used for the examination of motorists for alcohol intoxication. The state verification scheme is provided for instruments measuring ethanol content in gaseous and liquid media along with the basic metrological characteristics of alcohol breathalyzers and working standards. A description is given for the calibration and measurement capabilities in the Russian Federation included in the international database for analytical chemical measurements in the category “Forensic control of ethanol.”

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  1. Mendeleev All-Russia Research Institute of Metrology (VNIIM), St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. A. Konopelko & O. V. Fatina

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  1. L. A. Konopelko
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 11, pp. 56–60, November, 2011.

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Konopelko, L.A., Fatina, O.V. Metrological verification of alcohol breathalyzers. Meas Tech 54, 1298–1302 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-012-9880-7

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