Breath alcohol level refers to the amount of alcohol vapor in the breath. Alcohol is excreted into the lungs from the blood in a fixed proportion to the amount in the blood. Therefore, measuring breath alcohol gives an indirect, but accurate, measurement of the amount of alcohol in the blood, and the degree of impairment to brain function.
No. BAC can only be estimated with an alcohol breath tester. It can only be tested with a blood test.
on how your breath smells
No. An alcohol breath test is only an estimate of the actual blood alcohol concentration, which can only be determined by drawing and analyzing a sample of blood.
If you breath or have a blood alcohol level of .08 your license will be suspended.
Blood alcohol level is determined using blood, breath, urine, or saliva tests. Most law enforcement agencies use the breath testing method to determine blood alcohol level.
It indicates an illegal level of intoxication.
That depends on the country, state/province, and sometimes age of the driver.
No, but it can sometimes lead to a falsely high BAC reading on an alcohol breath testing machine.
No, not a chance. A breathalyzer measures only the level of alcohol contained in ones exhaled breath.
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driving privelige will be taken away
A breathalyzer measures the blood alcohol level from a single breath. These devices are commonly sold in many drugstores and can be purchase by anyone.
It depends on the context. In a 0 tolerance situation, any level of detectably alcohol percentage is considered under the influence. If you are asking about the per se limit for driving and passing a breath test, the level is set by the individual states.