Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver

Aliasger K Salem

doi:10.64628/AAI.qcms3m5kq

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Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver

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Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver

Aliasger K Salem

The Conversation

01/23/2025

DOI: 10.64628/AAI.qcms3m5kq

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While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can help mitigate the harm it causes.

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Chemistry

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Title: Subtitle: Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver
Creators: Aliasger K Salem - University of Iowa, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The Conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.qcms3m5kq
Language: English
Date published: 01/23/2025
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9984774475602771

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