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Reply #9: Zinc Phosphide Rat poison reacts with acid in stomach to produce phosphine gas
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Mon Apr-25-11 06:06 PM
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9. Zinc Phosphide Rat poison reacts with acid in stomach to produce phosphine gas |
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Edited on Mon Apr-25-11 06:07 PM by hlthe2b
(Zinc phospide is an alternative rat poison to warfarin)
So, yeah, this could be serious, as phosphine gas can cause respiratory failure and death.
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