Indian investigators say zinc phosphide — a toxic chemical commonly used in rat poison — was found in the family’s organs and in watermelon samples collected during the probe ...

Medical experts warn that phosphine gas can affect nearly every major organ in the body, including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and brain, News18 reported. Even small amounts of the chemical can ...

A forensic report in the death of a Mumbai family of four has detected zinc phosphide — a toxic rat poison — in the victims’ bodies and in watermelon samples consumed hours before they fell critically ...

Investigators said zinc phosphide is highly toxic and commonly used as a rodenticide to control rats in residential and agricultural areas.

Forensic tests found zinc phosphide in the Dokadia family's viscera and the watermelon they ate on the ill-fated night. The findings have shifted the Mumbai Police probe from suspected food poisoning ...

A NOVEL technique has been found for the synthesis of boron nitride and phosphide involving thermal decomposition of halide addition compounds. Further work is intended on the reactions involved but ...