Project: Certified forensic alcohol reference materials

Acronym	16RPT02 ALCOREF (Reference Number: 16RPT02)
Duration	01/09/2017 - 31/08/2020
Project Topic	More widespread alcohol testing for drivers, especially the Baltics and Southern Europe where alcohol related accidents are high, is seen as a key measure in reducing road deaths. Access to breathalysers of agreed standards across Europe is key to this. To accurately calibrate these breathalysers, there is a need for standardised test gases similar to human breath with defined concentrations of alcohol. Currently, only two European NMIs produce such gases.The project will build production capabilities for ethanol/water reference materials and analytical methods for quantifying ethanol in water at NMIs/DIs across Europe, allowing them to reproducibly create alcohol reference materials traceable to the SI. Each NMI will develop a strategy for the long-term development of their measurement and production capabilities, aligned with a European wide approach. Wider access to certified reference materials will allow manufacturers of breathalysers to meet common standards and so support better enforcement of drink driving laws across Europe.
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Network	EMPIR
Call	EMPIR Call 2016

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung	Coordinator	Germany
2	Biroul Roman de Metrologie Legala	Partner	Romania
3	Centro Español de Metrología	Partner	Spain
4	Central Office of Measures	Partner	Poland
5	Institut za mjeriteljstvo Bosne i Hercegovine	Partner	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6	Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais	Partner	France
7	Ministarstvo privrede Direkcija za mere i dragocene metale	Partner	Serbia
8	Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu	Partner	Türkiye
9	Valstybinis mokslinių tyrimų institutas Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras	Partner	Lithuania
10	Independent Authority for Public Revenue	Partner	Greece
11	Uniwersytet Warszawski	Partner	Poland