TY - JOUR PY - 1989// TI - The stability of ethanol in stored forensic blood samples JO - Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science) A1 - Shajani, N. K. A1 - Image, B. A. A1 - Chu, E. B. SP - 335 EP - 339 VL - 22 IS - 4 N2 - Blood samples with ethanol added in the laboratory and stored in "approved" containers, as defined in Paragraph 254 (1) (b) of the Criminal Code of Canada (1), namely "VACUTAINER® XF 947" were analyzed by a gas chromatography (GC) method using an internal standard over a period of 31 weeks. Additional blood samples of actual forensic cases received and stored in the laboratory for at least one year were also analyzed prior to destruction, and results compared with the analysis of the first sample. Ail samples exhibited a decline in ethanol concentration.

LA - en SN - 0008-5030 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.1989.10757443 ID - ref1 ER -