It causes skin to melt away from the bone and can break down a victim's jawbone, but white phosphorus - known in Vietnam as Willie Pete - is still used by sections of the world's military.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a NATO summit on Thursday that Russia had used white phosphorus against civilians in his country. “This morning, by the way, phosphorus bombs were ...

White phosphorus is a material made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus that is used in smoke, tracer, illumination and incendiary munitions. Other common names include WP ...

"There have been reports of the use of white phosphorus or other similar incendiary weapons. The WHO does not verify the type or provenance of weapons used", WHO Spokesperson Christian Lindmeier ...

Earlier, Human Rights Watch, an international rights organization, accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions during its military operations in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip CAIRO ...

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Shiitake mushrooms are lower in potassium, sodium, and phosphorus than portabella and white button mushrooms, making them a good choice for a renal diet.

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July 18, 2024 — Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers found that iron oxide in soil performs ...

The Monday letter to the secretary of the Vermont Natural Resources Agency says the program is failing to comply with the ...

which makes water bodies overly enriched with nutrients and creates harmful red tides, or algal blooms. Recovered phosphorus was not utilized for fertilizer production because rendering it ...