Blood Alcohol Analysis using the Shimadzu GC-2010 and AOC-5000 Headspace Autosampler

Introduction

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious criminal offense. To prove a suspect guilty often calls for solid scientific evidence. The generally accepted method is to accurately measure the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). This application presents a static headspace method using Shimadzu GC- 2010 and AOC-5000 headspace autosampler, which offers reliable qualitative analysis, reproducibility and short run times allowing for high throughput.

September 28, 2010 GMT