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| Concentration of alcohol in breath |
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Definition
| proportional to that in the blood. |
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| Concentration of alcohol in arterial blood |
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| is the different as that in venous blood. |
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| How much of blood alcohol passes in a person’s system? |
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| 90% of blood alcohol is metabolized by the liver |
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| How is toxicity determined? |
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| dosage, victim's body weight, substance chemical form, and body entrance |
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| How often does chronic exposure to toxins appear? |
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| over a long period of time |
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| combined effect that exceeds the sum of their individual effects |
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| What does Lethal dose (LD50) values determine? |
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| amount of a substance that at least 50% of the test population exposed to the substance |
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| What are the sources of lead in our environment? |
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Definition
| paint, x-ray shielding, old water pipes, residue from leaded gasoline |
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| How was Aleksandr Litvenenko assassinated? |
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| What is Blood alcohol content dependent on? |
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| alcohol consumption amount, quantity and type of food consumed, and alcohol drink content |
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| What is the legal limit of blood alcohol for adults over 21 in the US? |
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| What is the scientific basis of the breath test instruments? |
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| How can blood alcohol content be determined by a breath test? |
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| Since about 5% of the alcohol leaves the body unchanged in the breath, perspiration and urine |
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| What happens if the blood alcohol level is near, but not over, 0.08%, |
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| possible brain damage, it is not safe to drive, the individual has been drinking for a period of time. |
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| What percentage of alcohol related traffic deaths occur in the US? |
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| What does a burnt almond odor coming from a body at the morgue indicate? |
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| What are the basic field sobriety test? |
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| What instrument is used in breathalyzers? |
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| infrared spectrophotometry |
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| Study of adverse affects of chemical or physical agents on living organisms |
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| What are the metabolic product of ethyl alcohol written as a balanced chemical equation? |
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| CO2 and H2O 3O2 + C2H5OH = 2CO2 + 3H2O |
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