What Is an Alcohol Detector and How It Works An alcohol detector—often called a breath analyser—measures the amount of alcohol in a person’s exhaled breath to estimate their Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). The fundamental principle is straightforward: when alcohol (ethanol) is present in deep-lung, or alveolar, air, it correlates predictably with BAC. Modern instruments draw…
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