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Women - BAC Tables (Blood Alcohol Content Tables) Your browser does not support script Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Tables for Women Download the convenient PDF Version of the BAC Tables- Configured for clean printing on only two pages. Need the Free Acrobat Reader? Click Here. 1 Hour - 2 Hours - 3 Hours - 4 Hours - 5 Hours - 6 Hours Click Here for BAC Tables for Men From: How to Control Your Drinking by William R. Miller and Richard F. Munoz, University of New Mexico 1982 pp. 8-11. Approximate BAC (mg%) reached during six different time periods . The following tables allow you to estimate the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) you would reach when drinking over a variety of time periods. Because BAC varies with body weight, number of drinks, the sex of the drinker, and the time over which drinks are consumed, each of these pieces of information is necessary for the calculation. One drink is defined as having one-half ounce of pure ethyl alcohol; each of the following is considered "one drink." *10 ox to 12 oz of beer at 4% to 5% alcohol, or *8 oz to 12 oz of wine cooler at 4% to 6% alcohol, or *4 oz to 5 oz of table wine at 9% to 12% alcohol, or *2.5 oz of fortified wine at 20% alcohol, or *1.25 oz of 80 proof distilled spirits at 40%alcohol, or *1 oz of 100 proof distilled spirits at 50% alcohol. After 1 Hour of Drinking Body Weight Number of drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 029 021 016 012 009 006 004 002 2 074 058 048 040 034 028 024 020 3 119 095 080 068 059 050 044 038 4 164 132 112 096 084 072 064 056 5 209 169 144 124 109 094 084 074 6 253 206 176 152 134 116 104 092 7 299 243 208 180 159 138 124 110 8 344 280 240 208 184 160 144 128 9 389 317 272 236 209 182 164 145 10 434 354 304 264 234 204 184 164 11 479 391 336 292 259 226 204 182 12 524 428 368 320 284 248 224 200 After 2 Hours of Drinking Body Weight Number of drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 013 005 000 000 000 000 000 000 2 058 042 032 024 018 012 008 004 3 103 079 064 052 043 034 028 022 4 148 116 096 080 068 056 048 040 5 193 153 128 108 093 078 068 058 6 238 190 160 136 118 100 088 076 7 283 227 192 164 143 122 108 094 8 328 264 224 192 168 144 128 112 9 373 301 256 220 193 166 148 130 10 418 338 288 248 218 188 168 148 11 463 375 320 276 243 210 188 466 12 508 412 352 304 268 232 208 184 After 3 Hours of Drinking Body Weight Number of Drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 2 042 026 016 008 002 000 000 000 3 087 063 048 036 027 018 012 006 4 132 100 080 064 052 040 032 024 5 177 137 112 092 077 062 052 042 6 222 174 144 120 102 084 072 060 7 267 211 176 148 127 106 092 078 8 312 248 208 176 152 128 112 096 9 357 285 240 204 177 150 132 114 10 402 322 272 232 202 172 152 132 11 447 359 304 260 227 194 172 152 12 492 396 336 288 252 216 192 168 13 537 433 368 318 277 238 212 186 14 582 470 400 344 302 260 232 204 After 4 Hours of Drinking Body Weight Number of Drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 2 026 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 3 071 047 032 020 011 002 000 000 4 116 084 064 048 036 024 016 008 5 161 121 096 076 061 046 036 026 6 206 158 128 104 086 068 056 044 7 251 195 160 132 111 090 076 062 8 296 232 192 160 136 112 096 080 9 341 269 224 188 161 164 116 098 10 386 306 256 216 156 186 136 116 11 431 343 288 244 211 178 156 134 12 476 380 320 272 236 200 176 152 13 521 417 352 300 261 222 196 170 14 566 454 384 328 286 244 216 188 After 5 Hours of Drinking Body Weight Number of Drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 2 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 3 055 031 016 004 000 000 000 000 4 100 068 048 032 020 008 000 000 5 145 105 080 060 045 030 020 010 6 190 142 112 088 070 052 040 028 7 235 179 144 116 095 074 060 046 8 280 216 176 144 120 096 080 064 9 325 253 208 172 145 118 100 082 10 370 290 240 200 170 140 120 100 11 415 327 272 228 195 162 140 118 12 460 364 304 256 220 184 160 136 13 505 401 336 284 245 206 180 154 14 550 438 368 312 270 228 200 172 15 595 475 400 340 295 250 220 190 16 512 432 368 320 272 240 208 After 6 Hours of Drinking Body Weight Number of Drinks 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 2 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 3 039 015 000 000 000 000 000 000 4 084 052 032 016 004 000 000 000 5 129 089 064 044 029 014 004 000 6 174 126 096 072 054 036 024 012 7 219 163 128 100 079 058 044 030 8 264 200 160 128 104 080 064 048 9 309 237 192 156 129 102 084 066 10 354 274 224 184 154 124 104 084 11 399 311 256 212 179 146 124 102 12 444 348 288 240 204 068 144 120 13 489 385 320 268 229 190 164 138 14 534 422 352 296 254 212 184 156 15 459 384 324 279 234 204 174 16 496 416 352 304 236 224 192 1 Hour - 2 Hours - 3 Hours - 4 Hours - 5 Hours - 6 Hours Click Here for BAC Tables for Men Return to the Top of the Page Moderation Management Home Page
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Breathalyzers Search HSW and Howstuffworks "How Breathalyzers Work" Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff People Stuff Computer Stuff Electronics Stuff Home Stuff Money Stuff Travel Stuff Shop for Stuff Popular Searches Body Armor Hurricane Hypnosis Intelligent Design Military Technology Stem Cells UFOs Sponsored By: Subjects Earth Science Engineering Life Science Military Physical Science ShortStuff Space Supernatural Browse the Science Library Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter Shop for Top Products Compare Prices for Breathalyzers Search HSW and the Web Main > Science > Physical Science How Breathalyzers Work by Craig C. Freudenrich, Ph.D. Table of Contents Introduction to How Breathalyzers Work Why Test? Principle of Testing Types of Devices: Breathalyzer Types of Devices: Intoxilyzer Types of Devices: Alcosensor III or IV Lots More Information Compare Prices for Breathalyzers Types of Devices: Alcosensor III or IV Modern fuel-cell technology (which may power our cars and even our houses some day) has been applied to breath-alcohol detectors. Devices like the Alcosensor III and IV use fuel cells. The fuel cell has two platinum electrodes with a porous acid-electrolyte material sandwiched between them. As the exhaled air from the suspect flows past one side of the fuel cell, the platinum oxidizes any alcohol in the air to produce acetic acid, protons and electrons. Oxidation of Alcohol If you strip off hydrogens from the right carbon of ethanol in the presence of oxygen, you get acetic acid , the main component in vinegar . The molecular structure of acetic acid looks like this: O || H 3 C - C - O - H where C is carbon, H is hydrogen, O is oxygen, the hyphen is a single chemical bond between the atoms and the || symbol is a double bond between the atoms. For clarity, the bonds of the three hydrogen atoms to the left carbon atom are not shown. When ethanol is oxidized to acetic acid, two protons and two electrons are also produced. The electrons flow through a wire from the platinum electrode. The wire is connected to an electrical-current meter and to the platinum electrode on the other side. The protons move through the lower portion of the fuel cell and combine with oxygen and the electrons on the other side to form water. The more alcohol that becomes oxidized, the greater the electrical current . A microprocessor measures the electrical current and calculates the BAC. Operators of any breath alcohol testing device must be trained in the use and calibration of the device, especially if the results are to be used as evidence in DWI trials . Law enforcement officers can carry portable breath testing devices that use the same principle as full-size devices. Court cases can turn on the perceived accuracy of a breath test, however, so prosecutors rely on the results obtained from full-size devices. For more information on Breathalyzers and related topics, check out the links on the next page. Next Page Prev Page Intro Next Page >> HSW Home Table of Contents: › Introduction to How Breathalyzers Work › Why Test? › Principle of Testing › Types of Devices: Breathalyzer › Types of Devices: Intoxilyzer › Types of Devices: Alcosensor III or IV › Lots More Information › Compare Prices for Breathalyzers Rate this Article! Home Store Newsletter Search Advertising Privacy Contact About Help © 1998 - 2006 HowStuffWorks, Inc.
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Breathalyzers Don't Measure Alcohol San Diego DUI Lawyers Report Breathalyzers Don't Measure Alcohol Web EzineArticles.com Submit Articles Watch the Video -- Members Login Benefits Recent Articles Expert Authors Experts By Location Read Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Author TOS Terms of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS Blog Forums About Us What's New Contact Us Affiliates Link To Us Privacy Policy Site Map Search All Options Search Article IDs Search Article Titles Search Articles Search Expert Authors Search Article Keywords Search Article Summary Advanced Search Email Address: Your Name: Got an Ezine Marketing or Email Newsletter Question? AskChrisKnight.com HOME :: Legal San Diego DUI Lawyers Report Breathalyzers Don't Measure Alcohol By Lawrence Taylor Article Word Count: 474 [ View Summary ] Comments (0) Arrested for drunk driving? A San Diego firm of DUI defense attorneys reports that breathalyzers used by law enforcement do not actually measure alcohol -- and thus may produce falsely high "blood alcohol" readings. According to the the Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor, Inc., in San Diego, California, most breathalyzers used in DUI cases by law enforcement today use "infrared spectroscopy". This technology involves detection of the "methyl group" in the molecular structure of alcohol. The problem is that there are thousands of chemical compounds containing the methyl group -- some of them found on the human breath. In one study involving 28 subjects, for example, researchers found that the "combined expired air comprises at least 102 various organic compounds of endogenous and exogenous origin" ("Characterization of Human Expired Air", 15 Journal of Chromatographic Sciences 240). If a person has any of these other compounds on his breath, called "interferents" by the engineers, he will get a falsely high blood-alcohol test result. And if there are two or more such compounds on his breath, the machine will add them up and falsely report the total as the blood-alcohol level. So what compounds can be found on your breath? According to the San Diego DUI attorneys, diabetics with low blood sugar can have high levels of acetone -- which is "seen" as alcohol by Breathalyzers. And scientific studies have found that people on diets can have reduced blood-sugar levels, causing acetone hundreds of times higher than found in normal individuals (Frank and Flores, "The Likelihood of Acetone Interference in Breath Alcohol Measurements", 3 Alcohol, Drugs and Driving 1). And there are many other so-called "interferents" affecting breathalyzer results If you are a smoker, your breathalyzer result is likely to be higher than expected. The compound acetaldehyde -- containing the methyl group and so reported by the Breathalyzer as "alcohol" -- is produced in the human body as a by-product in metabolizing consumed alcohol, and eventually passes into the lungs and breath. Researchers have discovered that levels of acetaldehyde in the lungs can be 30 times higher in smokers than in non-smokers. Result: higher BAC readings on the machine. The San Diego DUI lawyers report that common household products, such as paint, glue, gasoline, and thinners also contain the methyl group. No, you dont have to drink the stuff: simply absorbing it through your skin or inhaling the fumes can result in significant levels of the chemical in your body for hours or even days, depending upon the "half-life" of the compound. So if youve painted a room or breathed in fumes at a gas station in the last day or two, don't take a breathalyzer test. If you are stopped by the police and suspected of drunk driving, say the San Diego DUI lawyers, you might consider a blood test rather than submitting to a breathalyzer. The Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor http://www.san-diego-dui.com/ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lawrence_Taylor Other Recent EzineArticles from the Legal: Category: Death Penalty: For or Against? Here's a "Golden Nugget"... Win Your Disability Case by Obtaining Your Personnel File from Work Will Universal DNA Database Stop Crime? Understanding Your Rights When Injured Ten Social Security Disability Mistakes to Avoid in Virginia Why Are DUI Sobriety Checkpoints Constitutional? 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