The concentration of ethanol in blood and urine provides important evidence in
criminal and civil litigation when alcohol- related crimes are investigated (e.g., drunk driving )Therefore.
Ethanol analysis is the most frequently performed assay in f
orensic toxicology laboratories . .However, the
risk for artifactual formation of ethanol, especially in postmortem specimens, always needs to be
considered . It is often difficult to distinguish between postmortem ethanol production and antemortem
alcohol ingestion .
Ethanol synthesis could be produced by many species of bacteria or yeasts ,which is also influenced as
storage temperature, and the interval between death and autopsy increase .
