This article traces the historical development of various biomarkers of acute and/or chronic
alcohol consumption. Much of the research in this domain of clinical and laboratory …

The integration of hair samples into human biomonitoring methods marks a significant shift
in exposome-health research. The exposome concept covers all exposures throughout a …

The advantages of analysis of drugs in hair samples are recognized for the long window of
detection, alongside easy sampling and long stability after sample collection. Alcohol …

Despite progress in the development and validation of analytical methods. In the meantime,
the challenges in interpretive forensic toxicology remain persistent, since it is no easy to …

A pesar de los avances significativos en el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas instrumentales y
en la validación de los métodos analíticos, los retos en la toxicología forense interpretativa …

The measurement of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair is an established practice to evaluate
alcohol consumption habits of the donors; nevertheless, analytical variability has shown to …

Blood specimens submitted for toxicological analysis are often hemolyzed although this
makes no difference for the reliability of ethanol determinations, provided the specimen is …

The biomarkers can provide objective and relevant information for the clinical and/or
forensic diagnosis of alcohol abuse. Many researchers spent efforts not only to find new …

Background/aims Excessive use of alcohol may have many different harmful effects in
health, legal and social perspectives. Underreporting alcohol consumption is a well-known …