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Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes.[1]

BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In the US and many international publications, BAC levels are written as a percentage such as 0.08%, meaning that there is 0.08 g of alcohol for every 100 mL of blood.[1][2] In different countries, the maximum permitted BAC when driving ranges from the limit of detection (zero tolerance) to 0.08%.[3][2] BAC levels above 0.40% are potentially fatal.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Blood Alcohol Level". MedlinePlus. National Library of Medicine. 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Legal BAC limits by country". World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Drink-drivers in Nepal face the 'smell test' crackdown". Yahoo News. 22 July 2012.

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