Citation

Kreutzer PH. Blutalkohol 1974; 11(4): 240-247.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

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Abstract

In the determination of urine alcohol concentration using the vanadium sulfuric acid method of Vidic an influence of sodium hydroxide added to the urine has been observed. Generally the alcohol concentration is diminished by increasing quantities of added alkali. The addition of a mixture of solid sodium bicarbonate/sodium carbonate (3:1) to the urine samples yielded the best results compared with the urine alcohol values obtained by gas chromatographic determination.